Bangalore
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˌbæŋɡəˈlɔː/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈbæŋɡəlɔːɹ/, /ˌbæŋɡəˈlɔːɹ/
Proper noun
  1. A megacity/state capital in Karnataka, India.
Synonyms
  • Bengaluru
  • Kalyanapura (former name)
  • Devarayanagara (former name)
Translations
  • French: Bangalore, Bengaluru
  • German: Bangalore, Bengaluru
  • Portuguese: Bangalore
  • Russian: Бангало́р
  • Spanish: Bangalore
Verb

Bangalore (Bangalores, present participle Bangaloring; past and past participle Bangalored)

  1. (business) To outsource (an employee, position, or function) to India, especially to Bangalore.
    • 2003, John Wallace, in comp.os.vms
      CPQ UK's order management stuff (which I *think* covers Europe) *was* in the process of being Bangalored.
    • 2004, Christopher Browne, in tor.jobs
      They have gotten gored more heavily by being "Bangalored" than they perhaps deserved, but a "great fall" was certainly in the cards.
    • 2005, Dr.Sahib.Pandit.Shri.Shri.Rainam Ji Maharaj Ji Ustad, in soc.culture.indian
      Even though your anger against Indians is justified given that you have been Bangalored by our sambhar-guzzling desi geeks Swami and Murty - who earn 1/5th your salary and ride to work on their pet elephant *Appu*, it is not fair of you to berate any and every Indian you come across.



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