bandar-log

noun ban·dar-log \ ˈbəndə(r)ˌlȯg , -läg \

Definition of bandar-log

plural bandar-log or bandar-logs

: a vacuous, chattering person

he's evidently picked up some congenial bandar-logs
—Booth Tarkington

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Origin and Etymology of bandar-log

Hindi bā̃dar monkey + log people; from the portrayal of the monkey race as chatterers and poseurs in the jungle stories of Rudyard Kipling †1936 English writer