"Mumbai lingo is a bit different. There’s a lot of Hindi slang and it’s mostly abusive, but used a lot in the modeling circuit. [A fairly common term here] is ‘bombay docks’, used when a girl has bad body odour." (Mumbai model Sahil Shroff quoted in The slang bang! by Reshma Arya, DNA, December 4, 2006)
One of those silly but enjoyable online quizzes, from Isabella Kwai at the
NY Times: “Hey, Bampot! Can You Tell Real British Insults From Fakes in
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2 comments:
This really is an awesome blog. We need more stuff like this about the ever-evolving Indian pop culture.
Any idea where I might find old MTV and Channel V ads? Looking to show people Quick Gun Murugan!
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byozbrew: Bring Your Own Zimbabwean Brew
really interesting stuff..hope to be a regular here.
keep up the gud work!
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