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English
Adjective
pucka (comparative more pucka, superlative most pucka)
- Alternative form of pukka.
1863, H. Broughton [pseudonym; Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet], The Dawk Bungalow; or, “Is His Appointment Pucka?” Acted at Belvidere, Dec. 21, 1863, Calcutta: Published by Messrs. Thacker, Spink, and Co., →OCLC, act I, page 10:Mrs. S.— […] Are you not aware, Fanny, that he [Lieut. Marsden] is only Acting-Assistant Sub-Deputy Inspector? Do you imagine that I should give my child to a man whose appointment was not pucka? / F.—But, Mamma, is Mr. Cholmondeley's appointment pucka? / Mrs. S.—How can you talk such nonsense, child? […] Mr. Cholmondeley is a landed gentleman, and draws twelve thousand rupees a month from his estates in Derbyshire, besides holding Government paper to a large amount.