Definitions

1. noun

A contemptuous term for an Englishman living in India, especially during the British colonial period.

“The historian studied the nuances of babooism in the 19th-century British-Indian context.”

2. noun

A term used to describe the adoption of Western customs or values by local elites, often seen as a form of cultural imperialism.

“The anthropologist examined the phenomenon of babooism in modern-day South Asia.”