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1 Gone for a six
to mean something got ruined. (Origins linked to game of Cricket)————————to mean something got ruined. (may have origins linked to game of Cricket) Sri Lankan EnglishIभारतीय अंग्रेजी खिचड़ी (Indian-English slang) > Gone for a six
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2 Bath
as a verb, bath can mean "shower". as in I'm going to a quick bath early tomorrow." -
3 Chalo
Let's go; also used colloquially to mean ok, alright; in Punjab often said as "chal" -
4 Maane
What I mean is (from Hindi) -
5 Matlab
What I mean is (from Hindi) -
6 Mydear
my dear, used to mean friend or buddy in casual conversation -
7 Nearly
Can mean "approximately", rather than "almost"; "We have nearly 10-12 Vice Presidents" -
8 Out of station
Out of town; "Sorry I could not meet you, I was out of station when you visited."————————to mean "out of town". This phrase has its origins in the posting of army officers to particular 'stations' during the days of the East India Company.Iभारतीय अंग्रेजी खिचड़ी (Indian-English slang) > Out of station
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9 Too good
Very good; "Your presentation today was too good."————————intended to mean "very good", in place of "so" or "very". -
10 Wine
Can mean aloholic liquor; you may not find any Chablis at a wine shop! -
11 What is your good name?
to mean "What is your full name?," where a questioner wants to know the person's formal or legal given name that may appear on a passport, as opposed to the pet name they would be called by close friends and family. It is a carryover from the Hindi expression "Shubh-naam" (literally meaning "auspicious name") or the Urdu "ism-e shariif" (meaning "noble name"), or in Bengali, bhalo-naam (meaning quite literally "good name" or "proper name"). This is similar to the way Japanese refer to the other person's name with an honorific "O-" prefix, as in "O-namae" instead of the simple "namae" when referring to their own name.Iभारतीय अंग्रेजी खिचड़ी (Indian-English slang) > What is your good name?
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12 Join duty
to mean "reporting to work for the first time". "Rejoin duty" is to come back to work after a vacation. -
13 On the anvil
is used often in the Indian press to mean something is about to appear or happen. For example, a headline might read "New roads on the anvil".Iभारतीय अंग्रेजी खिचड़ी (Indian-English slang) > On the anvil
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14 Tight slap
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15 I won't give him a single pai
to mean a "single cent". Pai is an Indian denomination of the anna, which in turn was one-sixteenth of one rupee/taka.Iभारतीय अंग्रेजी खिचड़ी (Indian-English slang) > I won't give him a single pai
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