12019-12-24T08:11:05-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e11661Annotationplain2019-12-24T08:11:05-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1A 'Babu' would have been understood as a westernized Indian, someone who perhaps spoke English but not terribly well. The British mocked Babus for imperfectly mimicking British manners and habits. So a Babuism would have been an insulting way to describe a grammatical mistake typical of an Indian person who is learning English as a second or third language.