A few crass ones!

Some of these words may be a bit crass but hey! You need to know what’s out there!  So don’t blame the messenger! Just enjoy the read! Cheers!

Put Kai!

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: My South Indian Sardar friend!

Meaning: This is a term which means to hit on someone or to make a pass at someone; normally a chick.

Usage: 

Tharun: Dude lets go to Cirrus tonight!

Sanjay: No mood bro!

Tharun: Dude we’ll put some kai tonight man!

Dumma

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: Local basketball court

Meaning: This is a term used to snub or slight or insult someone who is overweight. It basically means fat in Kannada.

Usage: 

Amit: Tharun you dumma! Run faster!

Tharun: Not happening man! I ate too much!

Back

Origin: Delhi, India

Source of Term: Delhi Public School, RK Puram, Delhi

Meaning: This is a term used to show how much influence or support a person has at their beck and call to help them face a situation. Normally used in the case of a fight or scrap to intimidate the opponent.It basically means the number of people who would come to assist you in case you get into a fight.

Usage: 

Shrey: Hah you’re fucked now!

Amogh: Abhey chuthiye! You wait! I’ll call my back!

Thunder Thighs

Origin: Unknown

Source of Term: Don Bosco School, Mumbai

Meaning: This is a term used to describe how big the thighs of a chick are. It can also be referred to a chick with hot legs.

Usage: 

Tharun: Dude nine of clock! Look fast!

Jacob:   Woah look at her thunder thighs!

Jango

Origin: Delhi, India

Source of Term: A group of Delhi girls

Meaning: This is a term used to describe something that is very loud and gaudy in nature. It can also be used to describe a person who has a habit of dressing in loud colours.

Usage: 

Rissan: Dude don’t come with me if you’re wearing that!

Sanjay: Come on man! It’s not that Jango!

Airbags

Origin: Kolkatta, India

Source of Term: Some Bongs I met at a cafe

Meaning: This is a term used to refer a female’s chest. A heavy bosomed woman is said to have airbags!

Usage: 

Roahn: Woah! Airbag alert!

Sanjay: Man I wouldn’t mind having an accident on those!

Beer hero

Origin: Unknown

Source of Term: Overheard a drunk conversation

Meaning: This is a term similar to whiskey muscles.  It refers to a person who gains that extra confidence and imaginary muscle which makes him or her believe that he or she is invincible and can take anybody or anything head on in a physical altercation.

Usage: 

Rohan: Did you see the lump on Sid’s forehead.

Sanjay: Yup heard about it. Also heard it was because he tried to be a beer hero. Dumass!

Kargil

Origin: Cochin, Kerala

Source of Term: The Choice School, Cochin

Meaning: This is a term very similar to a wedgie. It’s a situation where a part of a person’s apparel ie shorts, trousers, jeans, lungi’s, sari’s, whatever; gets wedged between their butt cheeks . A kargil happens without the knowledge of the person. It could be quite an unpleasant sight so it is best that the person pulls out his or her kargil.

Usage: 

Philip: Yuck! Dude please tell him to pull out his kargil!

Chacko: Why don’t you pull it out for him!

You and your right hand!

Origin: Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Source of Term: Loyola College, Chennai

Meaning: This is a term used to snub or make fun of someone who is single and has to spend time by himself while his friends are out with their respective girlfriends.  It basically means that he has to satisfy himself as he does not have the company of a woman to do so.

Usage: 

Rohan: Hey I’m heading out for the night with Roshini

Rahul: Crap looks like it’s just me and my right hand again tonight! This sucks!

Anglo Indian Lingo

Was having dinner with my Anglo Indian friend today and thought to myself; why not write a small segment on Anglo Indian Lingo as it has become a part of my normal life. So here’s to all the sweet Suzie’s and Charlie’s whose Lingo will soon be forgotten!

Bugger

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: My Anglo Indian friends

Meaning: This is a term used to refer to a person. It could be used in first person or second person. The term is similar to using Dude, Macha, bro etc. It is not used as a profane word; only to refer or to address someone.

Usage: 

Darrel: Say Linda! What’s the weather like in Australia?

Linda: What to say bugger! It’s so blooming cold here!

Pepper water

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: My Anglo Indian friends

Meaning: This is a concoction made by Anglo Indians comprising of water, pepper and spices. It is the same as the dish Rasam that is made in South India. Pepper water is normally eaten with rice.

Usage: 

Darrel: Whats for lunch love?

Linda: Bobo curry, pepper water and some good old coconut rice!

Suzies

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: My Anglo Indian friends

Meaning: This is a term used by Anglo Indians to refer to pretty women. Its similar to the word “chick”.

Usage: 

Darrel: Yeah Roger! Lets go to Brigade road!

Roger: To do what bugger?

Darrel:To see some nice Suzies of course!

Lingax

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: My Anglo Indian friends

Meaning: This is a short form coined by Anglo Indians for a place called Lingarajapuram in Bangalore where a lot of Anglo’s live.

Usage: 

Darrel: What child! Where are you?

Linda: what to do men! Stuck at the Lingax flyover! Full traffic I tell you!

Enthu Cutlet

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: My Anglo Indian friends

Meaning: This is a term used to describe a person who is generally very enthusiastic about everything.  He or she is an eager beaver by nature.  A person who always jumps the gun can be called an Enthu Cutlet.

Usage: 

Darrel: Look at the Suzie keeping on pressing that lift button!

Linda: What an enthu cutlet! Thinks it will come down faster if she keeps pressing it!

Bobo Curry

Origin: Anglo heritage

Source of Term: My Anglo Indian friends

Meaning: This is a term used by Anglo Indian parents as a substitute for chicken curry. Anglo kids refer to chicken curry as bobo curry.

Usage: 

Darrel: What’s for dinner macha!

Roger: Same old bobo curry and coconut rice!

Nana Panties

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: My Anglo Indian friends

Meaning: This is a term used to describe ladies underwear that is not flattering at all.

Usage: 

Darrel: How did with go with that Suzie last night!

Roger: What men! One look at her nana panties and I was running home like that blooming Usain Bolt!

Patticums

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: My Anglo Indian friends

Meaning: This is a term used by Anglo Indian’s for what we Mallu’s called banana chips!

Usage: 

Darrel: What did that Thomas get you from Kerala man!

Roger: Noting men! Just a packet of stale patticums he bought on the train!

Debo Nair

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: My Anglo Indian friends

Meaning: This is a term used to describe a south Indian guy who is a ladies man or popular with the ladies.

Usage: 

Darrel: Look at that Balan man! How does he get so many Suzies?

Roger: What to say men! He is quite the Debo Nair!

Disco Mary

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: My Anglo Indian friends

Meaning: This is a term used to describe a typical south Indian girl or lady who suddenly acts all western.

Usage: 

Darrel: Yeah bugger! Did you see that Rukumani at the dance last Saturday!

Roger: Yaa men! Heard she was quite the disco mary!

Jealous Jalebi

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: My Anglo Indian friends

Meaning: This is a term used to describe a person who is jealous about something. Normally addressed to a female.

Usage: 

Linda: Look at the size of the rock she’s wearing men!

Roger: Don’t be such a jealous jalebi child! You’ll find your Richie rich!

Devil’s Chutney

Origin: Anglo India heritage

Source of Term: My Anglo Indian friends

Meaning: This is a type of chutney prepared by Anglo Indians which is served with rice. It is a recipe that has been passed down generations and is spicy in nature. No Anglo meal is complete without some spicy devil’s chutney!

Doll curry

Origin: Anglo India heritage

Source of Term: My Anglo Indian friends

Meaning: This is what Anglo Indians call what the rest of us call Dal. Don’t think I need to explain what Dal is!

Keen Kumar

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: My Anglo Indian friends

Meaning: This is a term used to describe a person who is generally very enthusiastic about everything.  He or she is an eager beaver by nature. It is similar to an enthu cutlet!

Usage: 

Roger: That Dexter is such a Keen Kumar!

Darrel: Why bugger?

Roger: No men!  He’s already buying thermals for the winter in Australia while is still summer!

Men

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: My Anglo Indian friends

Meaning: This is how Anglo Indians pronounce the word man. It’s a substitute for dude, bro, macha etc.

Usage: 

Roger: What you doing child?

Darrel: Nothing men! Just getting my nana a quarter from the Lingax wine shop!

Thulp

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: My Anglo Indian friends

Meaning: This is a term used mostly by Anglo Indians for beating someone up or punching someone.

Usage: 

Roger: Heard you got into a scrap with that Raju?

Darrel: Yaa men! Thulped him royally!

Stuff going around colleges!

Bob

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: Used widely by people in Bangalore

Meaning: Bob is similar to the term Dude or bro. It is a term of endearment and is also used to emphasize a situation.

Usage:

Rohan: Dude! I don’t think I’m gonna clear this exam!

Rohit: That’s ok Bob! There’s always a next time!

Guss

Origin: Pilani, India

Source of Term: Students of BITS Pilani

Meaning: Guss is a term used by the students of BITS Pilani, Rajasthan as a substitute for the word bunk, chuck or avoid. It means to avoid doing as certain action.

Usage:

Rohan: Hey aren’t you attending this lecture.

Rohit: Dude lets guss it and hit a bar!

Sendax

Origin: Delhi, India

Source of Term: Commonly used college stoner lingo

Meaning: Sendax refers to the act of going to smoke a joint.

Usage:

Rohan: Dude I’m bored!

Rohit: Lets sendax then!

Epic Fail!

Origin: Mumbai, India

Source of Term: Commonly used college lingo

Meaning: Epic Fail is a phrase used to emphasize the measure at which a person or group of people have failed to carry through some sort of activity, task, idea, brain wave or plan  they had set out to do. When someone messes up at something he or she is said to be an epic fail.

Usage:

Rohan: Dude check out Sid’s haircut!

Rohit: haha! Epic fail bro!

Counter

Origin: Mumbai, India

Source of Term: Commonly used smoker lingo

Meaning: Counter is a term used by smokers when two or more smokers share a single cigarette between them.  This is normally done when they are low on cigarettes.

Usage:

Rohan:  Guys this is the last cigarette in the pack.

Rohit: That’s ok we’ll counter it.

Ahh Killer!

Origin: Mumbai, India

Source of Term: St Xavier’s College, Mumbai

Meaning: Ahh Killer is a term used to emphasize the awesomeness of a situation. It is also used sarcastically to emphasize how stupid a situation could be.

Usage:

Rohan: Bro! we got the last two tickets for the movie!

Rohit: Ahh Killer!

Fatang

Origin: Mumbai, India

Source of Term: Parsi Lingo

Meaning: Fatang is a term used to describe a hot chick.

Usage:

Rohan: Man! Check out the legs on that one!

Rohit: Whattey Fatang!

Boobmati

Origin: Mumbai, India

Source of Term: XIC, Mumbai

Meaning: Boobmati is a term used to describe a girl or woman with big breasts. Or to put it more delicately to describe a lady with a heavy bosom

Usage:

Rohan: Woah! Bro 3:00 clock! Red Tshirt!

Rohit: All hail Boobmati!

All farts and no shit!

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: Christ College

Meaning: All farts no shit is a phrase similar to the proverb “Barking dogs seldom bite”. This is used to describe people who make big threats or talk about big things without usually carrying them out or acting upon them.

Usage:

Rohan: Dude Rahul told me he’s going to buy a Merc!

Rohit: All farts and no shit! Don’t believe him!

Cock Up!

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: Christ College

Meaning: Cock up is a term used as slang for telling a person to stop talking or to stop doing whatever it is that he or she is doing.

Tank

Origin: India

Source of Term: Bar conversation

Meaning: A tank is referred to person who is a big drinker. A person who consumes a lot of alcohol and is still able to hold his own and stay in control is called a tank. It is usually taken as a compliment.

Usage:

Rohan: Man! Rahul just had a whole bottle of Monk by himself!

Rohit: That guy’s a real tank!

So this was my Sunday!

Roadside Romeo

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: commonly used term in Bangalore

Meaning: This is a term used to describe a person, normally a guy who dresses up for no apparent reason and hangs around public areas with the hope of getting noticed by women.

Carrom Coin

Origin: Cochin, Kerala

Source of Term: The Choice School, Cochin

Meaning: This is a term used to snub/ slight or make fun of a person who is dark skinned. It’s basically comparing a dark person to a black carrom coin

Whiskey Muscles

Origin: Unknown

Source of Term: Overheard at a bar conversation

Meaning: A person who gets charged up and ready to pick fights once he or she has had a few drinks is said to have Whiskey Muscles.

Usage:

Rohan: Dude! Have you seen Kiran’s face!

Rohit: Haha! He developed Whiskey Muscles last night at the bar and that’s what they left him with!

Sluteshwari

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: Used among friends from Christ College, Bangalore

Meaning: This is a term used to describe a chick who dresses seductively. This is used to describe such a person in a fun way, normally behind that person’s back.

Stud Macha

Origin: Chennai, India

Source of Term: Students from Loyola College, Chennai

Meaning: This is a term used to describe a guy who quite the stud. He could be someone who is popular or good at something which makes him popular with the ladies. It could also be that he is just plain good looking.

June July

Origin: Cochin, Kerala

Source of Term: The Choice School, Cochin

Meaning: This is a term used mostly by guys to describe the way a chick sashays here derriere.

Usage:

Rohan: Dude! Check out that chick go!

Rohit: Haha! Jne July! June July!

The Fillers

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: Used by my friends

Meaning: Fillers” refer to people you’re not really close to but you chill with them because they are temporary fun to hang with in a group dynamic. However individually you wouldn’t have a damn thing to say to them.

Usage:

Rohan: Dude! We don’t have enough people at the party.

Rohit: That’s cool bro! We’ll just call the fillers!

These are a few naughty ones! Read with caution!; and an open mind!

Gave Biscuit

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: Local Basketball courts, Bangalore

Meaning: This is a term used to emphasize how badly one team or person beats or defeats another in a sport. When a team makes a comprehensive victory over another this term is used to emphasize the win. Can be used in any sort of competition also; not just sports.

Usage:

Rohan: Dude we gave the St Joseph’s team nice biscuit last evening!

Rahul: Awesome man! What was the final score?

Chop

Origin: Mumbai, India

Source of Term: St Xaviers College, Mumbai

Meaning: This is a word used to snub or slight someone who tries to come up with a clever move/joke/trick and it backfires on him/her; and he or she ends up making a fool of him or herself. That person is said to have got chopped.

Shibobo

Origin: Cochin, Kerala

Source of Term: The Choice school, Cochin

Meaning: This is a football term coined for a situation when a person kicks a football and it goes through the defenders legs without the defender realizing it. It can also be in any situation when a ball goes between your legs and you’re not able to stop it. It’s like have a blonde moment with a football.

Carrom Board

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: Overheard at a bar conversation

Meaning: This is a term used to describe a woman who is flat chested or does not have big breasts.

Usage:

Rohan: Dude! Check that chick out!

Rohit: Carrom board macha! Avoid!

Splashback

Origin: Unknown

Source of Term: Used by friends in Mumbai and Delhi

Meaning: This is a term used to describe the situation in which you are taking a dump in a western commode and the water in the commode splashes back onto your ass as a result of a dookie hitting the water. This happens mostly when you want to take a dump real bad and you let it all out in one go!

Usage:

Rohan: Dude! Splashback just happened!

Rohit: Woah yuck!

Some funny words!

These are a few names and terms I've been hearing that have picked up around different parts of Bangalore city. Personally these are a few of my favorites. Cracks me up every time I hear people using them. 


D.F Delhi Fucker
Pronunciation: Pronounced in abbreviation form.
Origin: Bangalore, India
Source of Term: Beanstalk café, Indira Nagar
Meaning: A D.F can be a person who is originally from Delhi and has moved down south or any other part of the country to live. He is called so because of the typical arrogant Delhi attitude or temperament that he possesses. Character traits of a D.F are that he is loud mouthed, uncouth, a show off and mostly inappropriate with women. However slowly people generally from Delhi are now being called D.F’s!
Usage: 
Rohan: Macha! There comes D.F!
Rahul: What a douche! Feel like stuffing a sock in his mouth!




Snoop Dogg
Pronunciation: Pronounced like the name of the musician rapper Snoop Dogg!
Origin: Bangalore, India
Source of Term: Stoner friends
Meaning:  A Person who does not really smoke weed or hashish but acts or pretends like he or she is a big time stoner so as to fit into the circle of stoners is called a Snoop Dogg.
This is ironical as Snoop Dogg the rapper is known to be a big pothead.




Which School?
Origin: Bangalore, India
Source of Term: National Public School (N.P.S) Indira Nagar
Meaning: This is a term used to snub or poke at someone who gives a really stupid answer to a question directed at him or her. The intention of the jab is to belittle the school that the person had attended as it shows that the school taught him or her nothing.
Usage: 
Rohan: Dude isn’t Sonia Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi’s daughter?
Rahul: Which school fucker? Which school?

Some of the recent stuff going around!

R.O.A “Refuse of Action”

Pronunciation: Pronounced in abbreviation form.

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: Group of guys at a Bar

Meaning: As the term suggests R.O.A is said when you hit on a guy or girl at a bar or club with the intention of getting it on with her and then she totally blows you off. Not in a good way.J

Usage:

Rahul: dude how did it go with Anjali last night?

Rohan: R.O.A bro! R.O.A!

    

A.J.M “Ahh Just Miss’’

Pronunciation: Pronounced in abbreviation form.

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: Christ College terminology

Meaning: This term can be used in a situation where one misses out on some sort of opportunity. It’s similar to the saying “missed by a cat’s whisker”. Mostly used while watching sports on TV, playing poker, darts, while driving, or calling dibs on anything. The examples can go on!

Usage: 

Rohan: Dude heard you got pulled over by the cops last night?

Rahul: A.J.M dude! Last night I wasn’t drinking for once!

B.H.B.B “Badi Hohke Bum Banegi!”

Pronunciation: Pronounced in abbreviation form.

Origin: Mumbai, India

Source of Term: St Xaviers College

Meaning: This is a term used when a group of guys spot a good

  looking girl who is less than 18 years of age and acknowledges the fact that she is going to be smoking hot once she grows up and becomes of age.

Usage: 

Rohan: Hey Rahul! Look fast! 10:00 clock, Black dress,  brown hair!

Rahul: Dude too young! But B.H.B.B definitely!

I.A.S Invisible After  Sunset

Pronunciation: Pronounced in abbreviation form.

Origin: Bangalore, India

Source of Term: Yuppies from Kerala

Meaning: This is a term used to snub or slight someone who is dark skinned.