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mumbaiya; time pass
Topic Started: Jul 9 2005, 12:03 PM (253 Views)
rahul_chitalangia_mech05
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Rahul Chitalangia
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Celebrating the Mumbai Festival with some Mumbai eStyle Mails....

The language of Mumbai is an altogether different lingo ... wonder
why?

Bus kya :
The meaning of it is that com'on don't take me for granted.

Apun :
It's actual meaning is WE but in Bhindi it means I or me...

Chava / Chavi :
Actual meaning of a chava is a lion's cub. However, in Bambaiya hindi
(Bhindi) it would mean a Boyfriend/GirlFriend (normally the one
that's
going
steady). Chava, is also used to describe to a good looking chap or
the
normal stud in the locality. No, Chavi would still mean the steady
one.

Chikna / Chikni :
Stands for any good looking fellow. Chikna actually means smooth.

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".

Chaayla :
The original meaning is quiet demeaning. The contemporary meaning is
so
flexible that "Chaayla" can be used anywhere in a casual
conversation.
Agmatically speaking this word doesnt have any meaning.

Haila :
This originated from "Hai Allah " But I don't think 99% of the users
know
about this.
Haila would translate to "Oh God"

Keeda /SulemaniKeeda / RehmaniKeeda :
An absolute pest.

Paka :
Its means don't eat my head or leave me alone.
Actually pakana in hindi is to cook.

Jhakaas :
Superb. Excellent.

Mandvali / Mandavli :
Compromise /Negotiation or truce

Gangaram :
For a barber. Gangaram is a guy's name. I guess some Gangaram must
have
played an immortal role in some play or movie for his name to stick
on.

Dhakkan :
Dhakkan in its true sense would mean a cover. Here it refers to
anyone
with
a moronic intellect or an Idiot.

Dhating:
The word Dhating also refers to drama.

Atrang :
One meaning of this word is similar to Hajaam.
Atrangi also mean something strange or extraordinary.

Funter / Tapori :
Roadside loafer. Tapori is among the most commonly used words in
Bhindi.

Shana :
Literal meaning in marathi means wise..but mostly used in sarcastic
way.

Dhid shana :
The word dhid means 1 and half times the original one.
That means 1 and half times shana.

ChappanTikkli :
Actual meaning 56 spots : this is not used now-a-days.
but in Bhindi it means one with lots of pimples / marks on his/her
face.

Dum :
Actual meaning is cigarette with marijuana for kick.
but nowdays commonly used to refer ordinary cigarette.. or even scold
someone.

Hul [Hool] :
hul means to scold but not quite literally ..

Bevda / Gutter / Taankee / Batli / JohnnyWalker :
A Drunk. Johnny Walker comes from either the actor by the name or the
whiskey brand. Daru and gutter are very closely linked for reasons
beacause
cheap beer is made from gutter water or so goes some old saying.
Bevda
is
often used to describe the drink as well as the totally drunk

Charsi / Fookya / Soootya :
A smoker. Charas is exactly marijuana. Charasi would mean any guy
who
smokes
though.

Rappak [ Rappppppppak ] :
Means Slap.

Tapri :
A road side shop.

Chotay / Ramu :
For any kid working in a Tapri.

Mava / (120 - 300) [ EkSauBees-TeenSau ] :
This is a prototype of paan you get here. 120 and 300 are the
flavors
of
tabacco. Mava is everything that paan has without the betel-leaf.
Terms
also
refer to the person who consumes it.

Dhakta :
Actual meaning is younger. in this case it is small paan packet.

Dhoop Chaav :
Means Sun and Shade. Refers to the shops owned by the road side
barbers
who
just have a rag for the Chaav and is obviously hole-ridden to let
the
Dhoop
come in.

Chinese Gaadi :
No this is not a Chinese make of anautomobile, Its 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,
with
the
picture of a dragon or a chinese man and have names like "Red Sun",
"Red
Dragon", "Fong's", "Ching" "Sung-Ming"or "Chow" or anything that
sounds
even
vaguely Chinese. The cook is normally a Nepali 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.

Mahim - Matunga / Vasai - Virar :
This is a term used for squints.

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.

Cutting :
A little_more_than_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.

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.

Mama / Maushi :
Mama and Maushi translate to the maternal uncle and aunt. These
words
are
thoroughly misused to get some work done.
Normally used while speaking Marathi. Every other Marathi speaking
street
vendor would be a Mama or a Maushi. (to increase the stakes while
bargaining)

Dada / Tai :
Translate to elder brother or sister.

Uncle / Antie :
This is used for the more sophisticated public. Normally with the
Marathi
ignorant.

Ghaati :
Ghaatis are the residents of the rural regions of Maharashtra. It's
usage is
quiet demeaning..... and thus heard more frequently.

Gujju / Marwadi :
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 doing something equally funny. These
guys are
the second largest community in Bombay after the Marathi-speaking
people.

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. Bangalore, Goa, Anywhere....And the
best
part of being a Madrasi is that you are supposed to eat idli sambar
forbreakfast, lunch, and dinner. And rasam-chaval is supposed to be
the
favourite dish.

Gulti :
This is a fairly new term. Used for people from Andhra Pradesh.I
don't
have
a clue about its origin or actual meaning.

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.

Paapay / Papajee :
A Sikh. Dont know what a paapay means.
Actually its not insulting or anything like that.

Pavwalla :
The Christians. I guess this started because of the fact that they
eat
bread instead of chapatis.

Another very common used bhindi word is abey or abe ! This is often
used in
combination with other words like abe saale, abe halkat (females
tend
to use
this more often), abe dhapnike, abe battrey, etc.

And last but not the least is Saala : Literal meaning wife's
brother....but
in Mumbai it is used in every context whether good or bad...when
friends
meet and greet then it is "kya saala kaisa hai....." when angry "abey
saale....phoot na"...

in fact this is the most common used word in mumbai.... and can be
used
when you are happy / sad
/depressed / angry / shy / vulgar / teasing / and when there is
nothing
else
to say then use a saala....
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