Definitions
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- adverb
quickly
Etymologies
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Anglo-Indian military slang, from Hindi jaldī ‘quickness’.
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Examples
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… [18] I say, dragoman, jildi jao, sub admi push karo (* “Hurry up, everybody push!”)
Flashman on the March Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 2005
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He wants to go _jildi_ to the Padsahi Jhil '-- 'twas about tu moiles away --' to shoot snipe -- _chirria_.
Indian Tales Rudyard Kipling 1900
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