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The language of Bombay....
1. Binglish (for Bombay_English).
2. Bhindi (for Bombay_Hindi)
3. This list is perpetually incomplete since the evolution of this
language can never possibly cease.
4. Bhindi/Binglish: Pronunciations are in brackets following the
words.
5. Chikna - Stands for any good looking fellow. Chikna actually
means smooth.
6. Keeda - An absolute pest.
7. Jhakaas - Superb. Excellent.
8. Haila ! - This originated from "Hai Allah !" but I don't think
99% of the users know about this. Haila would translate to "Oh God!"
9. ChappanTikkli/Punter/Tapori/Shana - Roadside loafer. Tapori is
among the most commonly used words in Bhindi.
10. Bevada / Gutter / Taankee / Batli / JohnnyWalker - A Drunk.
11. Saand - A boisterous or an exceeding brash guy.
12. Chotay - For any kid working in a Tapri. If the shop has more
than one kid all would have to be Chotays.
13. Cutting - A little_morethan_half cup of Tea is a cutting. The
Cutting concept would have been started by people who used to split
a cup of tea between 2 people... and finally the tea vendor started
selling half cup of tea and called it "cutting". A
little_more_than_half is given to increase the patrons.
14. Dhapnya / Battery / double battery - Refers to a person wearing
prescription glasses. Dhapnya is a Marathi word. The Ghati way of
saying this would be "bya-tree".
15. Hajaam - Hajaam in its true sense would mean a barber. It refers
to anyone with a moronic intellect.
16. Rappak(stress on"pp") - means Slap.(eg.Kaan kay neechay rappak
lagaoonga.)
17. Chinese Gaadi - No ! this is not a Chinese make of an
automobile!! It's the "Tapri" selling Chinese food on the side of
the road. You find one after every 10 meters. The best part is that
all these Chinese Gaadis are red in color, have names like "Red
Sun", "Red Dragon", "Fong's", or anything that sounds vaguely
Chinese. The cook is normally a Nepali gurkha working as a night
watchman in some nearby apartment complex. The only criteria to get
a chef's job at a Chinese Gaadi is to have slanted eyes.
18. Mahim - Matunga / Vasai - Virar - This is a term used for
squints. M-M and V-V are neighbouring localities in Bombay. The
origin of this term is unknown.
19. Ghungroo Salmaan - This term is very new but catching on
fast.Ghungroo refers to a curly haired guy. Salmaan (Khan) comes in
the picture since the "Ghunroo Salmaan" fellow is obviously
mistaking himself to be a Hindi film hero. It's used as a put-down.
20. AndhaDhuni/Aadva-Patta - These are a cricketing terms.
AadvaPatta comes from Pune, means "Cross batted shot".AndhaDhuni
means "Blind shot". But nowadays these refer to any guy who doesn't
bat well
21. Ghaati - Ghaatis are the residents of the hilly/rural regions of
Maharashtra. In Bhindi, a Ghati would mean any person whose mother
tongue is Marathi. It's quiet demeaning..... and thus heard more
frequently.
22. Gujju / Ganda-Gujratis. The money men of Mumbai. These guys are
easily spotted on the road - either in colorful shirts, embroidered
trousers, against the mirror of a parked vehicle combing their hair,
or something equally funny. These guys are the second largest
community in Bombay after the Marathi-speaking people.
23. Madrasi - Madras is a place in the southern part of India.
Madrasi refers to any guy from a place to the South of Maharashtra.
Doesn't matter where he is from. If he is from Bangalore he is a
Madrasi. If he is from Kerala he is still a Madrasi. Doesn't matter.
And the best part of being a Madrasi is that you are supposed to eat
idli sambar for breakfast, lunch, AND dinner. And rasam-chaval is
supposed to be the favourite dish.
24. Pavwalla/Sausage - The Christians. This started because of the
fact that they eat bread(pav) instead of chapatis. Sausage is a
fairly new term and refers to a female (of the same faith). As Javed
Jaffery would have immitated a Pav from Bandra: "What man ! One
Fataak Rap only I'll give you under your ear man." "Hey ! What she
is looking yaar. See see." / "Bloody I am scared or what ? Go No...
call anyone. Go Man!"
25. Gulti - This is a fairly new term. Used for people from Andhra
Pradesh. The clue about its origin or actual meaning is the inverse
spelling of telegu.(gu_le_te = gulti)
26. Bhaiya/Pandit - Any guy from UP / Bihar / MP / Delhi / Northern
states is called a Bhaiya.Pandit is also used interchangeably but is
mostly used for the guys at the Lassi/Doodh shops or for Panwallas.
27. Paapay/Papajee - A Sikh. Dont know what a paapay means. I am
sure its not insulting or anything.
28. Bawa / Pestonjee - The Parsees. The most harmless. Jovial and
great company. Definitely the most teased people on the Hindi silver
screen. Every movie has to have at least one funny character called
"Rustom" or "Pestonjee" who has to have a fat and an overtly
boisterious wife. Incidently Parsees also are the most affluent and
among the richest in the Indian community. Bombay is also called "ParseeSthan"
since this is the place where you find most of them.
29. Cheena/ Chapata / Nepali / Shaab-babu ( 'sh' as in 'huSH' )- Any
slant-eyed guy is called Cheena or Nepali. Doesn't matter if he is
from Kerala and some genetic disorder messed up his eye. He would
still be a Nepali. The best part is many of the north eastern states
and even West Bengal have people with slant eyes. However, if they
happen to land in Bombay, they would be from Nepal. The Chinese/Japs/Koreans
all fall in the same category. Shaab-babu comes from the fact that
these Nepali gurkhas call every other person they see "Shaab-babu".
I wouldn't be too surprised to find out that they call their parents
that too.
30. Sai ( Saa-eeen - the second part is increasingly nasal ) - The
Sindhis. The Partition-time migrants from Pakistan. If a Hindi movie
doesn't have a Parsee... a Sindhi has to come at some point to
lighten the spirits. These guys are known for all the Papads they
consume.
31. Mia-bhai - The members of the Islamic faith.
32. Bong / Bonglababu / Babumoshai ( pronunciation should have
maximum sounds of "O" as possible ) - for any Bangla.
33. Bambaiyya - Anything that relates to anything that even vaugely
relates to Bombay. Bambaiyaa is something that every resident of
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