Sunday, December 25, 2005

Hai La!

These words are, sadly, disappearing from my vocabulary.

Jhakaas, hool, jhol, khajuur, popat, pakaa math, chickad (not keechad), bore (not ber), khunnas (not coolness), kaanda (not pyaz), batata (not aalu), timepass, various verbs followed by rela hai (for example, dekh rela hai), ssssschhhoooooolllarrrrrrrr (ultimate testimonial of intelligence), all the C’s and its variations (too many to list individually), boss (not the boss), pikchure, fillum, talkies, khaternaak, tickit, tation, phati, phat gai, phatakadi, kuthe, kamine, saale, halkat, dharti pe bhoj, lagori, chupa chupi, ops (stand), bats (sit), dabba ispice, dabba batli wala, radhi, gadha, suvar, komdi, ghanta, jhopadpatti, gutter, chawl, gali, nukkad, khopcha, bas kya, a ,be, abe, oye, yaar, maidam, memsaab, aunty, sister, mister, hero, tapori, chikna, chikni, item, shining, vagiera vagiera.

4 Comments:

Blogger bluegreenflysplat said...

hawww!!!! why they are to be disappearing? Get desi people around you, NOW!!!

9:51 AM  
Blogger Summer Showers said...

Oh God, I came from the land of your "missing" lingo only three weeks ago, and all your words are alive and flourishing. You need a vacation back home, dude.

BTW, it's been only three weeks, but I'm missing those words too.

10:58 PM  
Blogger Summer Showers said...

As an afterthought, I'm just curious.... did you actually use any of those words, you know, as a part of your everyday tongue?

1:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Lol...You surprise me every time. Didnt imagine those words coming out of your keyboard. :)

5:54 PM  

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