Bangalore

proper nounnounverbattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˌbæŋ.ɡəˈlɔː//
United States//ˈbæŋ.ɡə.loɹ//

Synonym of Bengaluru: a megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India.

proper noun

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Synonym of Bengaluru: a megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India.

Etymology

From Kannada ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು (beṅgaḷūru). See Bengaluru for details.

noun

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Variant of Bangalore torpedoslangEllipsis of Bangalore torpedo.

verb

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To outsource (an employee, position, or function) to India, especially to Bengaluru.
2003, John Wallace, in comp.os.vms http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.vms/msg/ce77d22d1295d23f?dmode=source&hl=en CPQ UK's order management stuff (which I *think* covers Europe) *was* in the process of being Bangalored.
2004, Christopher Browne, in tor.jobs http://groups.google.com/group/tor.jobs/msg/15ded27663ed52bc?dmode=source&hl=en They have gotten gored more heavily by being "Bangalored" than they perhaps deserved, but a "great fall" was certainly in the cards.

Forms

plural: Bangalores
past tense: Bangalored
past participle: Bangalored
present participle: Bangaloring
third person singular: Bangalores

bane · A cause of misery or ruin.Bane · A surname.bang · A sudden percussive noise.

Bangalore · Synonym of Bengaluru: a megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India.

banged · Having the hair styled in bangs.banging · The action or sound of something that bangs.bangkok · A kind of straw hat.

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