Definition of WALLAH

wallah

Plural: wallahs

Noun

  • A person engaged in a particular occupation or activity.
  • usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thing
    • "a kitchen wallah"
    • "the book wallah"
  • A servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example kitchen wallah.
  • Ellipsis of competition wallah.
  • A guy or bloke.

Adv

  • by God (Allah); may God be my witness. Used in making a solemn oath

Intj

  • Voilà.

Examples

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Origin / Etymology

Either from Hindi -वाला (-vālā, “pertaining to”) or from Hindi वाला (vālā, “person in charge”).

Scrabble Score: 12

wallah: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
wallah: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wallah: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

wallah: valid Words With Friends Word