Indian English slang for an idle, useless, or worthless person — someone who contributes nothing and wastes their potential or others' time. The term carries a tone of exasperation or dismissal and is typically used informally, often by older generations or authority figures to describe young people who lack ambition or productivity. It reflects a broader Indian English tendency to use 'waste' as a productive adjective or modifier meaning useless or squandered, as in 'waste fellow,' 'waste case,' or simply 'waste.'
His uncle called him a waste fellow every time he showed up at the house without a job or a plan.
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(India) An idle, useless person.
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