The Bambaiya/Mumbai lingo….. it grows up on you.
Wat lavle!!
Baarati: A police raid. Dosawalla is called thambi. When u say ‘Kantaala aaya’ when u get bored..
When every idiot is called a Chagan..
When you refer to a bespectacled individual.. Double Battery or Double Battery Single Power…
When bolega, karega, jayega, padhega, etc. words are frequently used than bolunga, karunga, jaunga, padhunga, or bolengey, karengey, jayengey, padhengey, etc.
When your idea of a balancing act is latakna on the locals
When you use the words ‘Chal Re’ and ‘Nautanki’
when you say ‘ kya keedey kar raha hai yaar ‘
when you are in deep trouble n people come up 2 u n say…teri toh vaat lagi boss.!
when you think gurkha = watchman
when you tell the rickshaw driver “side mein dabaa dena”
appriciate your guy collegue for good job as ” Jhakas bunta / Buntai”
shopkeeper says that ’sab kuch khallas ho gaya’ meaning the stock got over..
When the you call tea , a CUTTING,
“halwa hai kya”…is not an easy task to do
when “aaai shappath” and “chailaaa” are used in most of ur convs…
watchman is a “nepali” and panwalla is a “bhaiyaa”
when ur watchmen says “gav ja rah hu” mean he is going to “NEPAL”
abe kaiko
while giving directions you refer to close by as “baaju” mein
arent potatoes and onions called batata kandha anyway
apni hindi ek trend hai . jaha bhi jao apunka style hota hai.
When ppl use the word Ghai and kantala and understand wat it means….
Aailaa, Kaaye ku, Kya re, Mereku/tereku/apunko, chal hat, pagal hai kya?, Aaee shapat.. are indispensable part of your vocabulary among others mentioned earlier.
corner is Khopcha …
When u tell the vendor/ shopkeeper/ roadside seller ‘Dene ka bhaav bolo!’ and he does.
You say “tension mat le yaar” to destress your friend.
when ‘pakna’ doesnt only mean cooking.
wen u cn ask ne stranger man….boss score kya hua hai…if hes listenin to radio…durin a cricket match….
Onion Pakodas are always Kanda Bhajji & theyare NEVER EVER made of onion rings!!!
when you have the chalta hain attitude, & firmly believe in live & let die
When you call something thick/fat “Jaadaa” and not “Motaa”
you say abey in every 3rd sentence
and u end it with the word ”re’
chipack k khada rehna in a crowded train is ur majburi while the same thing in a pub is an intimacy for u…
u say ALIBAG se aya hai kya.. for those who act stupid
You use the term ‘Bas Kya…!!!!’ instead of “come on”.
You know u r from Mumbai when … u call urself Apun ….
Guys it really took me months to address myself as Main or Hum. Even today I am comfortable addressing as Apun ko Maloom nahi etc ….
If someone asks you for a “PETI” or a “KHOKA”, you know they are not asking for boxes, bags or cartons.
kya biddu kidhar jarelaa
chal vat le aur patli gali se nikal
‘kaan me lagaa, yaar’
‘kaan mein tel dal ke aao, aur woh bhi GHASLETE (means kerosene)’ aur matchis ki kandi ko jala ke kaan mein daal phir theek sunai dega’
’sorry i mistook’ or ‘galti se mistake ho gaya yaar’
Around the world people refer to it as round-about but we call it ‘CIRCLE’
You say “Baskya” when your friend thanks you for anything.
You use the word “Raada” synonymously with “a fight”.
when you want shakkar in your chai. NOT chini (rest of India)
‘daap liya’ for frisking
‘hateli’or ‘eda’ for crazy
‘rokda’ for cash
‘kaanpatti’ for the area between your ear lobe and your nose
wen a rickshaw walla says ,a shanay metre ko haat maat laga …
Bus kya : (it actually means com’on don’t take me for granted)
dimaag ka dahi mat bana ( dont u bug me..
woh gaya tel lene (really doesn’t have anything to do with oil.. simply means: he isn’t important, forget him)
gaali diye bina din nahi khatam hota……….
u say ” kya ukhadega ” jus b4 an argument wid a starnger….
u use ‘mereko ‘ & ‘tereko’ instead of mujhe n tujhe..
Aye Bot Bhankas Ho gaya ha bus.
when a crowd is “gardi” and not “bheed”.
When you like Tea (Pani Kum Chai)
when you say “baaju” to ask people to move aside
when exclamations such as ‘Bhendiiiii!’, ‘Aila!’, ‘Maadhuurii’ are considered perfectly normal.
1 lakh = peti, 1 cr = khoka
If ‘jhol’ , ‘waat’, ‘rada’, ‘lafda’ are used in your vocab for ‘trouble’
“Boss, Jogeshwari kaunsa side pa aayega?” makes sense to you!
When you person call a a “tubelight”
you have no objection in ghoosofying in a line
You refer to firecrackers as “fatakda” and chewing gum as “cheeeengum”
“saala” and “ghanta” ares the most common words you hear around you.
when you call a watermelon “Kalingar” instead of “Terbus”
when “shaadi hai kya?”, “abbe aukaad mein reh” and ” chal na abhi, paka mat” are part of ur vocab
A for Aayla
B for Bhendi
C for Chindi
D for Dhasu
E for Ekdum
F for Fodrya
G for Ghanta
H for Harami
I for Item
J for Jhol
K for Kalti
L for Lada
M for Maal
N for Nastar
O for Ookhad
P for Punter
Q for Qeeda
R for Rapchick
S for Sumbdi
T for Tapori
U for Ungli
V for Vaat
W for Wohich
X for Xhun
Y for Yeda
Z for Zakaas
you know ‘bhai’ means a guy who has no brotherly feelings.
you know that a ‘cutting’ is not a piece of the newspaper or cloth.
you know that ‘Tchaila’ doesn’t mean ‘bring me a tea’.
you know what you are eating when you order a ‘ulti palti and a ‘brun maska’
you know ‘hafta’ doesn’t only mean ‘week’
you instinctively say “pudhey challa” instead of saying agey badho or move ahead.
you instinctively say “pudhey challa” instead of saying agey badho or move ahead.
“Chal, paka mat!” is an overused part of your vocabulary
You call a corner ‘khopchi’
You call an older person you never met before Uncle or Aunty
You express disagreement by one word :”Ghanta”
When while giving directions you say “Right/ Left MARO aur wahan pe ek bridge GIREGA”
“Gheun Tak” is your life ideology.
5 ways to say Khallas
Tapka diya
Thok diya
Shot de diya
File de diya
Total kaam kar diya
Latest Codes
Spiderman: A gangster surfing the Web
Doosra Haath/Doosra Darwaza: Second mobile phone
Dabba: Computer
Bhai phone kar liya: Stealing a phone
Chivad chivad: Cop or mean guy (comes from Bedias)
Jaadugar: Intelligence Bureau
Bhaade ke gaadi: A prisoner who is handed over to an associate for sexual pleasure. Majority of the senior gangsters are known to have young undertrials under their tutelage. Most of them are sodomised in return for protection.
SRK: A shooter, as he is the main star of a killing squad
Azaan suna dena: Firing a round to scare a target or coercing him to speak to the don
Ball pen and refill: Ball pen is often referred to a country-made revolver by Dawood Ibrahim's men. When a gangster asks, "Ball pen me refill hain" it means checking whether the handgun is loaded.
Baarati: A police raid
Baarat Nikaalna: Getting someone arrested
What They Call The Dons
Dawood Ibrahim
Muchhad (When he sported a thick moustache)
Haji (As he visited Haj every year and kept a long beard)
Bull Dog (Because of his wrinkles)
Chhota Rajan
Chhota-Chhota Rajan-Nana-Robin-Vijay-Seth
Hemant Pujari: HP (Hindutsan Petroleum)
Ravi Pujari: BP (Bharat Petroleum)
Arun Gawli: Daddy
Ashwin Naik: Anna
Chhota Shakeel
Pao takla (When he started balding)
Haji (He inherited the nickname from Dawood)
CS (The abbreviation of Chhota Shakeel)
