NounCommon lingo
Bundobust
[bun-doh-bust]Railway colonies, Defense cantonments & Pan-Diaspora· From Persian/Hindustani "band-o-bast" (tying and binding / arrangement)
Also spelled: bandobast, bundobast
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Elaborate, meticulous arrangements or logistical preparations made in advance for a journey, feast, wedding, or picnic.
“Uncle Colin has done all the bundobust for the Boxing Day picnic—two buses booked, three hampers packed, and cold beer sorted.”
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