An Indian colloquial term for a young girl or female domestic helper, widely used across Hindi-speaking regions.
An Indian colloquial term for a young girl or female domestic helper, widely used across Hindi-speaking regions. In everyday speech it can refer affectionately to a young woman or informally to a housemaid. The word carries the casual, familiar register of South Asian household conversation and appears frequently in Bollywood dialogue and urban slang.
The neighbor's chokri has been helping with cooking since the regular maid went on leave.
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(India) Boy; young male servant, boy dancer, bondsman.
(North India, Pakistan, internet slang, derogatory) A South Asian person, usually of lower-class background, who tries to copy modern fashion trends.
(slang) ('woman, girl').
Chowki is a versatile South Asian term with several distinct meanings depending on context. Most commonly it refers to a police post or checkpoint — a small outpost where watchmen or constables are stationed to monitor an area. It can also mean a low stool or bench, the kind you'd find in a traditional household, as well as a customs post or tollbooth. The word travels comfortably between bureaucratic, domestic, and law-enforcement contexts across India and Pakistan.
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(India) A young maidservant.
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