An Indian and South Asian exclamation used as a warning meaning be careful, watch out, or beware. The word is used directly as a command or caution and carries urgency. Common in Hindi, Urdu, and related languages and crosses naturally into South Asian English conversation.
She shouted khabardaar as the child ran toward the road.
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(India) Take care; watch out.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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