budzat
An Anglo-Indian slang term, now mostly historical, for a rogue, scoundrel, or good-for-nothing — someone you simply cannot trust.
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An Anglo-Indian slang term, now mostly historical, for a rogue, scoundrel, or good-for-nothing — someone you simply cannot trust. Budzat was part of the rich blend of Hindi/Urdu vocabulary absorbed into British colonial English in India, used to dismiss a person as morally deficient or criminally inclined. It appears in colonial-era fiction and memoirs as a sharp, dismissive label. Though rarely heard in modern conversation, it retains a kind of vintage grit that fans of Raj-era literature will recognise.
The colonel called him a budzat and refused to hear another word in his defence.
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(India) A rogue; a scoundrel.
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