Adjective
- absolutely first class and genuine; “pukka sahib”; “pukka quarters with a swarm of servants”
- Synonyms
- pucka
- Similar to
- superior
- Region
- India
- Republic of India
- Bharat
- Synonyms
pukka - LookUp
adjective
- informal genuine the more expensive brands are pukka natural mineral waters
of or appropriate to high or respectable society it wouldn’t be considered the pukka thing to do
- British English excellent hey, man, that shirt’s pukka
Origin
early 17th century : from Punjabi pakk ā and Hindi pakk ā cooked, ripe, substantial
Thesaurus
Adjective
- it wouldn’t be considered the pukka thing to do
Similar Words: respectable decorous proper genteel formal polite conventional right correct accepted presentable decent smart comme il faut posh top-notch tip-top
Opposites: improper
- their old van was up against pukka racing cars
Similar Words: genuine authentic proper actual real true bona fide veritable original not copied legitimate kosher the real McCoy
Opposites: imitation
Urban Dictionary
A slang-term used in British English to describe something as “first class” or “absolutely genuine”.
That DVD is no “bootleg”. It’s pukka.