to be a chutiya
- idiom
- Offensive
:
ser un imbécil (vulgar)
- If you don't double-check your answers, you'll be a chutiya and mess up the test.
Examples
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She told him not to be a chutiya during the important meeting.
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Don't be a chutiya—lock the door when you leave the house!
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Don't be a chutiya and forget your keys!
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Why would you be a chutiya in front of everyone?
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Don't be a chutiya—lock the door when you leave the house!
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If you don't double-check your answers, you'll be a chutiya and mess up the test.
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She told him not to be a chutiya during the important meeting.
Synonyms
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2.1
Act in a foolish or playful way without taking things seriously
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8.0
To behave in a silly or embarrassing way to get attention
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9.2
To act foolishly and let people trick you
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8.1
To act in a silly, embarrassing way to make people laugh
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9.4
Act in a foolish way and ignore good advice
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9.9
To behave in a silly or clumsy way
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9.9
To behave in a rude, stupid way
To behave in a foolish, clumsy way that makes people laugh
To behave in a foolish and clumsy way
Act in a foolish way that can cause trouble
Behave in a silly or foolish way
To act in a silly or stupid way
To behave in a rude or foolish way that annoys other people
To behave foolishly or clumsily
Behave in a silly, not very smart way
To do something silly without thinking
Behave in a silly, clumsy way to make people laugh at you
To behave in a silly and immature way
To act in a rude, annoying way that other people dislike
Act in a silly, embarrassing way
To behave rudely or foolishly in a way that annoys others
Act in a foolish, clumsy way
To behave foolishly and show little common sense
Act in a silly or stupid way
To act nervously and foolishly when you feel afraid or unsure
Act in a foolish way because you trust people too easily
To behave in a silly, rude way and break rules
To do silly things that make problems for yourself
Behave in a silly, careless way to avoid serious talk
Behave in a silly, clumsy way
Antonyms
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Morphology
be + a + chutiya
The structure 'be a + [noun]' is fully compositional in English, so if a learner already knows the noun 'chutiya' (here a borrowed Hindi slang meaning roughly 'fool' or 'idiot'), they can directly derive the meaning 'to act foolishly' from the constituents. The expression is regionally slangy and offensive, so it relies on knowing the non‑English lexical item; without that knowledge it would be unpredictable to an English learner.
Etymology
Be a chutiya comes from the Hindi slang chutiya, a rude word for someone people easily trick. One popular idea says it began as a name for someone who was fooled, and that's why it now means 'to act foolishly'.