tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714948.post112508451724550303..comments2024-03-11T18:12:47.576+05:30Comments on Dick & Garlick: Slang Sighting: Thumbs UpUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714948.post-1125465083297435062005-08-31T10:41:00.000+05:302005-08-31T10:41:00.000+05:30There's also 'akal badi ki bhains' which translate...There's also 'akal badi ki bhains' which translates as 'Which one's bigger, the brain or a buffalo?' - implying that the illiterate would choose buffaloes over brains.R Devrajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305971293130740780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714948.post-1125462567302872442005-08-31T09:59:00.000+05:302005-08-31T09:59:00.000+05:30I adore the Hindi idiom 'Kaala akshar bhains baraa...I adore the Hindi idiom 'Kaala akshar bhains baraabar' referring to the same thing. For Non-Hindi speakers, that means 'a black letter and a buffalo are one and the same (to the illiterate)'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714948.post-1125308556960868522005-08-29T15:12:00.000+05:302005-08-29T15:12:00.000+05:30Thums Up? That's been around longer than this bit ...Thums Up? That's been around longer than this bit of slang, I'm sure.R Devrajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305971293130740780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714948.post-1125222666500289722005-08-28T15:21:00.000+05:302005-08-28T15:21:00.000+05:30Odd choice of name for the coke-drink then!Odd choice of name for the coke-drink then!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com