Originally Posted by
Genstabler
Means laid back, uncaring, idle, unreliable. Not RAF. It's a relic of empire, like wallah, dhobi, char, dekko, bint, goolie, bundu, etc etc. Used in my family since time immemorial as we were all colonial, military etc.
On my last cruise I was asked if I wanted a single or double. I said chotapeg; there was a pause followed by ,Ah Hindi.