chapri

An adjective (can be used as a noun in the plural form to refer to cliques or coteries of those characterized as being chapri, or simply the entire classification of the latter) used to refer to late-teenager and early-young adult Indian men, belonging to an economically cheap or low state; fueled and accentuated by the elite and as their extension, the elitists, and an existential economic gap between the rich and the poor. Per se, they're wannabes who're trynna act wealthy and affluent, but fail miserably. They can be further characterized as being wannabe ladies' men; trynna pick up women, supposedly with their traits and characteristics, id est quirky, appallingly styled and putridly pungent colored hair vis-à-vis neon colors anent the ones to suck your eyes out, tight AF clothes with a distasteful fashion sense (exempli gratia, sweatpantesque trousers that're so ill-sized that they barely manage to come anywhere near the ballpark of ankles, ripped shirts, et cetera further, FYI their clothes are rip-offs, all of them, no cap), tendency to hang out in flocks of their fellow chapri men, and a liking towards weird and cringy motorbikes. Additionally, their leitmotif is flexing their fake attire, tech et cetera as a means of trynna look cool or imply social coolness or regard; making TikToks and IG Reels apropos of the aforementioned, id est, in turn, a means to channel the latter.

Usually found in slums and socio-economically poor-population areas of cities in India.

Person 0: "Hey, look at those wannabe fuckboys; they're absolutely cheap."
Person 1: "Indeed, they're chapris."

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