pukka sahib
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pukka sahib
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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In satirical postures and caricature voices, "Carruthers" plays bishop to "Bradshaw's" priest, pukka sahib to his native, officer to his enlisted man, and schoolmaster to his pupil.
From Time Magazine Archive
Young is not above throwing foreign phrases into his Lallans: "He's a richt pukka sahib, your maister."
From Time Magazine Archive
With his pukka sahib manner, Yahya seems strictly Sandhurst, though he learned his trade not in England but at the British-run Indian Military Academy at Dehra Dun.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dean Gooderham Acheson, now 55, is a tall, tweedy mixture of dignity and good humor, and by no means as stuffy as his pukka sahib mustache makes him look.
From Time Magazine Archive
“What,” asked Dr. Constantine with interest, “does a pukka sahib mean?”
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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