Monday, September 06, 2004

Vocab lessons

Late last night, amidst the non-booze partying with my five year old namesake hurling balloons on my head, I realized coming to my current university has added considerably to my vocabulary. Some examples:

Cheetah: A word denoting very positive connoctations. Can be used as a noun to praise a person's abilities, for example, 'Wah, kia Cheetah banda hai!' or to illustrate the kick-ass quality of something, for example, 'Kia Cheetah program banaaya hai!'. If you kick major ass in something, you are a proud member of the Cheetah family.

Lush, Lush-Pash: Similar to the cheetah-ness of something, you may alternatively illustrate your pleasure with an object or person in contact with by calling it/him lush/lush-pash. "Naya PC kaisa chal raha hai? Bilkul Lush-Pash!". Mostly used to indicate one of the senses being pleased with something or as the happy chant of a satisfied user of something: "Gmail ki kia lush service hai, yaar!"

Manhoos Maara/Maari: noun. Is used to display displeasure with someone. Equivalent of 'stupid ass'.

Fit-faat: Used to indicate happiness/satisfaction with something. May be substituted by Lush-pash.

Set: If you are set, you are made. Used to indicate how well something is working out. "Kaisa hai? Bus, set!".

Burger: Young men and women who wear real designer clothes as opposed to the lunda bazaar wali Nike shirts and enjoy speaking urdu with the vocal stylings of a foriegner. Not complimentary, but if you're burger, you wouldn't care what a mailah thinks.

[No, I'm merciless. There will be more soon]

Misha at Monday, September 06, 2004

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