# chaddi

> English word · Noun · IPA /t͡ʃəɖ.ɖiː/

## Definitions
1. Underwear, shorts, especially knickers.
2. Male or female underpants.
3. A supporter of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a Hindu nationalist paramilitary volunteer organisation; by extension, a member of any Hindu nationalist party.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi चड्डी (caḍḍī). The usage for members of the RSS is derived from the khaki shorts in their uniforms.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chaddi