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Glossary entry

Hindi term or phrase:

झँकरसिया

English translation:

Rubber neck / to gawk at

Added to glossary by acetran
Dec 26, 2015 12:10
8 yrs ago
Hindi term

झँकरसिया

Hindi to English Social Sciences Folklore
This is from a novel based in Delhi. I wonder what this word means.
Any help would be appreciated.
Proposed translations (English)
4 Rubber neck / to gawk at
5 A snoopy man
5 Voyeur (sexual in nature)/ peepster (casual & net lingo)/ peeping tom
4 Peeping epicure
Change log

Jan 3, 2016 10:52: acetran Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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Rubber neck / to gawk at

ताक-झाँक करनेवाले को "झँकरसिया" कहते हैं।

Rubber neck seems to bring out the meaning clearly.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rubberneck
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5 hrs

A snoopy man

A person who used to pry in around.
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7 days

Voyeur (sexual in nature)/ peepster (casual & net lingo)/ peeping tom

Peeping is an act of looking and observing without consent where consent is necessary.
Voyeur is used for someone who receives sexual pleasure out of peeping.
Peepster is informal and used in casual references.
Peeping tom is a phrase used for someone in the habit of peeping around.
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14 days

Peeping epicure

झंकरसिया= झंक = Peeping रसिया= Epicure
झांकनेवाला इंद्रियासक्त
Example sentence:

शादीके माहोलमे झंकरसिये निकल पड़ते हैं ।

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