An Indian honorific — sahib elevated with the respectful suffix -ji, making it doubly deferential. Sahib itself was the colonial-era term for a European or upper-class master; sahibji adds the distinctly South Asian layer of personalised respect that -ji carries. Today it might be used ironically to address someone putting on airs, or genuinely to show deference to an older or senior person in formal settings.
"Sahibji, your car is ready," the attendant said, holding the door open with practised formality.
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(India) sahib (as a respectful term of address).
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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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