"lafanga" meaning in English

See lafanga in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: lafangas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lafanga (plural lafangas)
  1. (India) A bad person; a ne'er-do-well or good-for-nothing. Tags: India
    Sense id: en-lafanga-en-noun-QvftBO~C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Indian English

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for lafanga meaning in English (0.8kB)

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