bandari

British  

/ ˈbændɑːˌriː /

noun

1. a female monkey

2. informal an impudent or mischievous girl or woman

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Etymology

Origin of bandari

C21: Hindi

Example Sentences

Shia Muslim Bandari women from southern Iran wearing embroidered Boregeh masks.

From BBC

The Iranian American scientist and feminist Roja Bandari, who lived under Iran’s religious dictatorship, tweeted this after the 2016 election: “There is no ominous music playing in background in dictatorships. So if you in the US are waiting for a sign, there will be none.”

From The Guardian

Like many villagers, Bandari used much of the cash to pay for the schooling and marriages of her children.

From The Guardian

With her creditors pressing morning and evening, and taking her daughters' wedding jewellery as part-payment, Bandari was forced to mortgage her home and her government ration card, issued to "below poverty line" households so they can claim subsidised food.

From The Guardian

"I have nothing, less than nothing left," said Victoria Bandari, who lives in a one-room mud and brick home in Palivelupa.

From The Guardian