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chikan.

Any act of public molestation or offense, usually of a sexual nature, against unsuspecting victims.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Any act of public molestation or offense, usually of a sexual nature, against unsuspecting victims.

  2. A person, usually a man, who rubs against or gropes others, usually women, in crowds, often in trains, to attain sexual pleasure.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 痴漢.

noun
  1. A form of Indian cotton embroidery that is associated with the Lucknow area.

    uncountable
  2. An item (such as a sari, bedspread, cushion cover, etc) that is made with chikan embroidery.

    countable
Where this word comes from

From Hindi चिकन (cikan).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.