bandar-log

noun

ban·​dar-log

ˈbəndə(r)ˌlȯg,

-läg

plural bandar-log or bandar-logs

: a vacuous, chattering person

he's evidently picked up some congenial bandar-logs

—Booth Tarkington

Word History

Etymology

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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