Manoos

Quick meaning: Manoos is a noun meaning (India) A man, especially one who is unlucky or who has a tendency to complain.

Meaning

(India) A man, especially one who is unlucky or who has a tendency to complain.

Example Sentences

The use of the word 'outsiders' has radically changed the delicate equation between the 'real' Marathi manoos and those who throng to Mumbai in search of jobs.

The foster-mother reported this to the Princess, observing that she was afraid to go near to the creature, not knowing whether it might not turn to be a demon, or a Jin, instead of a manoos or human being.

Fifty years on, the 'Marathi manoos' whose primacy the Sena and its offshoots seek to protect is imagined above all as an aggrieved petty government official, not a trader, nor an entrepreneur, nor a mill-worker.

I think the party is about to end because the average marathi manoos is not in a mood to tolerate anyone, whether one of their own, or someone thrust on them via Delhi, who continues to give Mumbai such an awful name.

Word Forms

• manooses

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include moaner, manbitch, manbaby, malaun, mook, mans.

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