'Haraam' is an Islamic concept, which means sin, a breaking of rules, God's rules specifically. It is the opposite of 'halal'—following God's rule. But then, what does 'khor' mean 'Khor' comes to eat, someone who consumes. So, 'aadam-khor' is someone who eats Adam's children—in other words, a man-eater. Thus, 'haraam-khor' is someone who consumes sin, and thrives on breaking the law. It refers to a thief, a traitor, even a lazy person.

It's a word that is used often in Bollywood and the political circles of India, even amongst Hindutva followers, though the word has roots in Islamic and pre-Islamic traditions. It is a word that came with the Persianised Turks over a thousand years ago, into the subcontinent.