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1 Timewaste
Something that is a waste of time. Presumably not even useful for leisure. -
2 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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3 Open the TV
refers to turning something on. This is due to the verbs for to open and to close being the same as the verbs for to turn on and to turn off in Urdu and other Pakistani languages. Pakistani EnglishIभारतीय अंग्रेजी खिचड़ी (Indian-English slang) > Open the TV
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4 Close the TV
refers to turning something on or off. This is due to the verbs for to open and to close being the same as the verbs for to turn on and to turn off in Urdu and other Pakistani languages. Pakistani EnglishIभारतीय अंग्रेजी खिचड़ी (Indian-English slang) > Close the TV
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5 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 -
6 Chori
theft; also in poetry/song to steal a glance or to do something furtively, as in chori-chori -
7 Have, have!
exhortation to eat/drink something offered to a guestIभारतीय अंग्रेजी खिचड़ी (Indian-English slang) > Have, have!
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8 Timepass
Wasting time away, also used to refer to snack food sold in buses/trains/stations————————Doing something for leisure but with no intention or target/satisfaction."Hows the movie?" reply - "Just timepass man... nothing great about it". -
9 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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10 aadhaar
support, base (of something), basis -
11 ke neeche
under (something) -
12 neev
base (of something) -
13 pradakshinaa
revolution (around something) -
14 waapas karnaa
to return (something)
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