Oxford English Dictionary Just Added Another Indian Word & It's 'Chuddies', No Kidding!
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The Oxford English Dictionary has incorporated 650 new words and phrases, including chuddies, the Indian word for underpants, in its March update. The word became popular in the mid-1990s when it was used in the British-Asian comedy series ‘Goodness Gracious Me’ on BBC.
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Oxford English Dictionary
John Ayto, John Simpson - Stone The Crows - Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang-OUP Oxford (2008), PDF, Slang
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Chuddies' Become Latest Indian English Word to be Added in Oxford Dictionary
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