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Pejoratively used to describe people who simply show face at family functions and leave.
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Commuter-speak in Mumbai.
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Our caped superhero has met his match. Lex Luther is lost in the crowd. Superman rushes through the teeming population. This is a rough moment for him, as the merciless crowd makes their way to work. His cape is pulled in several directions, but his underwear's condition is even more tragic.
A Churchgate local arrives. Through the mass of commuters, Superman spots Lex Luther as he gets into a compartment. Superman is also pulled in by the mass into another compartment.
This is exhausting. Ajay Varma, courier boy and all-round good samaritan notices our hero. Clearly, he needs a seat.
Ajay holds Superman by his arm, and squeezes him through. All seats are taken.
As a disappointed Superman is about to collapse, Ajay blurts out to the seated gentleman on the right.
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"Why you are making me come up-down 10 times! I All forms are already given in triplicate, na!"
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Mumbai, All India
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Literal translation of the Hindi phrase, 'gussa nikalna'. 'It" alludes to pent-up anger, which is eventually vented at one go.
Used frequently when one targets ire originating from an interaction with one individual on another unsuspecting individual.
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Qualifier - used to add emphasis to a given adjective.
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"Don't act smart, you will get royally bajaoed if you start giggling."
"He was royally pissed off all day. No one went near him also."
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A typo that appears frequently around the nation. Usually seen in signage.
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Kattabomman jumps around frantically as he tries to get off the bus arriving from Chennai. He struggles through the mass of people exiting the bus. Flailing his arms, he runs toward the nearest available wall. The sign on the grimy wall reads, "To let". Before he reaches a convenient upright position, Kattaboman opens his zipper, preparing to launch himself into a much-awaited call to action. Just then, the spot on the wall he has been eyeing is taken over by a swaggering young upstart.
Kattaboman pees directly (and gloriously) onto the young man's pants. The young man turns around gives Kattaboman onetightslap.
Young Man: Madorwat?!
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Mostly found in cities and small towns in 'new India'. These stores are imitation versions of the Dollar Store business model in North America, where all items are uniformly priced at 1 (one) dollar. These stores are hugely popular among Indian expats in the US (students as well as the younger techies) and have naturally caught the fancy of trendy Indian businessmen.
So Indians previously settled in the US returned to India introducing their own versions of American business concepts. The Dollar Store is one of them. The exchange rate for the Indian rupee to the dollar stayed around the higher 40s for many years through the 80s and 90s. That explains the idea of uniform pricing at Rs. 49.
Why some items are sold at Rs.99 remains a mystery.
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Figurative usage. The act of sending an electronic message. To e-mail someone.
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