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1 Shopper
means a shopping bag, rather than a person who is shopping, the latter is referred to as a customer. Pakistani English -
2 His meter has turned
means that the person has lost his/her temper. Usually used for a sudden outburst, one which is construed as unreasonable. Pakistani EnglishIभारतीय अंग्रेजी खिचड़ी (Indian-English slang) > His meter has turned
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3 First Class
means top quality; often used by shopkeepers and salesmen to donate good quality. Pakistani EnglishIभारतीय अंग्रेजी खिचड़ी (Indian-English slang) > First Class
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4 Take
Means "consume" when used with food or drink items. "Take a cold drink, please." -
5 I got a firing
Means "I was dismissed (from employment) by him" in almost every other English variety.Iभारतीय अंग्रेजी खिचड़ी (Indian-English slang) > I got a firing
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6 I was fired by him
Means "I was dismissed (from employment) by him" in almost every other English variety.Iभारतीय अंग्रेजी खिचड़ी (Indian-English slang) > I was fired by him
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7 I got yelled at by him.
Means "I was dismissed (from employment) by him" in almost every other English variety.Iभारतीय अंग्रेजी खिचड़ी (Indian-English slang) > I got yelled at by him.
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8 Where are you put up?
means 'Where do you live'?. Heard often in S.India.Iभारतीय अंग्रेजी खिचड़ी (Indian-English slang) > Where are you put up?
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9 Hill Station
means mountain resort.Iभारतीय अंग्रेजी खिचड़ी (Indian-English slang) > Hill Station
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10 Cent per cent
means "100 per cent" as in"He got cent per cent in maths".Iभारतीय अंग्रेजी खिचड़ी (Indian-English slang) > Cent per cent
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11 Hotel
Eating establishment, restaurant————————means "restaurant" (as well as specifically "big hotel") in India:"I ate in the hotel". -
12 Kumar
Indian middle name or (in recent years) last name; Kumar literally means unmarried male but that usage is obsolete -
13 Numbers
Each, as measure of quantity; Please send me 3 numbers of ingots, means Please send me 3 each ingots; -
14 Pass-out
To graduate, to complete education, "I am a 1996 pass-out from Delhi University."————————means graduate from college/University Sri Lankan English -
15 Pucca
solid, real, the real thing (also spelled pukka); literally means ripe -
16 Pukka
solid, real, permanent, the real thing (also spelled pucca); literally means ripe -
17 Specs
Spectacles, glasses————————means spectacles or glasses (as in colloquial UK English). -
18 Wheatish complexion
Seen in matrimonial ads. Means 'not dark skinned, tending toward light'Iभारतीय अंग्रेजी खिचड़ी (Indian-English slang) > Wheatish complexion
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