kala juggah

English

Noun

kala juggah (plural kala juggahs)

1. (India, historical) A "dark corner" or out-of-the-way area in a bar, dance-hall, etc., used for flirtation.
   • 1909, Rudyard Kipling, “The Education of Otis Yeere. Part I.”, in Under the Deodars (The Works of Rudyard Kipling), Edinburgh de Luxe edition, Boston, Mass., London: The Edinburgh Society, →OCLC, page 10:

     Your salon would suit their views admirably, if you respected the religious prejudices of the country and provided plenty of kala juggahs.

   • 2014, John Gerrard Hennessy, Ann Hennessy, Solfatara: A Story of the British Indian Frontier, page 23:

     The magic of those minutes in the kala juggah, when she had sat with her little hand in his, came back to him. He made up his mind to see a lot more of Sheilagh when he got back.

Alternative forms

• kala jagah