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bandar–log
noun
ban·dar–log
\ˈbəndə(r)ˌlȯg, -läg\
Definition of bandar–log
bandar–log
orbandar–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
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