pukka sahib
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pukka sahib
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Capable of playing the pukka sahib at times, at small parties he is occasionally willing to give his "Imitation of a Maiden Aunt at a Children's Party."
From Time Magazine Archive
It is a very pukka sahib regiment, that of Barry England's play Conduct Unbecoming, with a code of ethics, clique loyalties, and a voracious fondness for pig-sticking and whisky.
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
Born of sturdy British middle-class stock in Rangoon, where his father was a pukka sahib in His Majesty's civil service, Peter Townsend was brought back to England at the age of four.
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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