"base wallah" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: base wallahs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} base wallah (plural base wallahs)
  1. (UK, slang, derogatory) A person employed at a military base, or with a job far behind the front lines. Tags: UK, derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-base_wallah-en-noun-HwplF-zL Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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