badhiya hai!

The popularity of this day-to-day phrase was catapulted to superstardom levels by an Asian Paints commercial in the early part of the millennium. An incredibly versatile phrase that puts a positive spin on almost any conversation the moment its brought into use. Surfaces in the beginning of 99.99% of phone conversations with family members or friends (example 1). Alternatively, can also be used to great effect for delivering sarcasm (example 2), envy (example 3) or ignorance ( example 4).