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1 Mention not
Don't mention it; a way saying "You are welcome" in response to a thank youIभारतीय अंग्रेजी खिचड़ी (Indian-English slang) > Mention not
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2 B.A.
fail - someone who was admitted to college, took college classes, but did not pass the final examinations, as opposed to someone who did not go to college. 'Higher Secondary (fail)' and 'M.A. (fail)' are similar. (B.A stands for Bachelor of Arts, M.A for Master of Arts)————————pass - used as the opposite to the above -
3 On parade
being at work/ at a set activity. Usually (though not always) in the context of starting something for the first time. For example I have been hired by the company, on parade from next Monday. Pakistani English -
4 Well left
avoided artfully, often a tricky situation; from cricket, the term "well left" is applied when a batsman chose not to play a potentially dangerous delivery, e.g. I well left that offer, it could have caused many problems. Pakistani English -
5 Half-widow
n. a woman whose husband is missing but not known to be dead. -
6 Balance Sheet, left side
Where liabilites are recorded, NOT assetsIभारतीय अंग्रेजी खिचड़ी (Indian-English slang) > Balance Sheet, left side
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7 Balance Sheet, right side
Where Assets are recorded, not LiabilitiesIभारतीय अंग्रेजी खिचड़ी (Indian-English slang) > Balance Sheet, right side
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8 Come again
Please repeat what you said, I did not understand you the first time. -
9 Deemed university
a private educational entity, that is not yet approved by the government to grant degreesIभारतीय अंग्रेजी खिचड़ी (Indian-English slang) > Deemed university
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10 Dil
heart (often in a romantic not physiological sense); "hriday" is the more proper Hindi word -
11 Duplex
Two-level house (NOT two houses with a common wall); often mis-pronounced "duplay" -
12 Entre
Appetizer (as in Europe), and not main course of a meal (as in America) -
13 Fired
Chastised (not removed from job) -
14 Football
Soccer; American football is not played in India -
15 Gandhi Dynasty
Refer to the first Prime Minister of India, Nehru, his daughter Indira Gandhi etc (but not Mahatma Gandhi)Iभारतीय अंग्रेजी खिचड़ी (Indian-English slang) > Gandhi Dynasty
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16 Ghati
pejorative for Marathi (someone from the Western Ghats) do not use -
17 Goodname
Polite way to request someone's (proper) name, not nickname; see "Your good name" -
18 Gratuity
Payment for meritorious service (not identical with a tip) -
19 Hawala
undocumented foreign exchange transactions (not legally permitted) -
20 Healthy
In North India, refers to fat people, but not pejoratively
См. также в других словарях:
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