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dps2009 what are the common slangs used in pakistan



i have always wondered what phaintey means- i am guessing total humiliation, amiright?

anakwalajinn what are the common slangs used in pakistan



i have always wondered what phaintey means- i am guessing total humiliation, amiright?



Like your man Russel Peters says in your language: HELLO!!!!!! :D



I don't know that much about slangs in Pakistan, but phainty means this:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JZ8ZbWn_MA



It's a long time ago since I have seen that video, and I am in ischool so I can not turn on any sound, so I am not sure whether they use any harsh language in that video.



So you are on your own risk :balajirao

Radiance Of Australis Scene, aala, udham, set, poondiyan,taarna,bonga/bongi, bachiyan,lalay, uraana(used when somebody hogs all the food) :P

AZ DPS



phainty means beating, physical or verbal.



also known as chhitrol in Punjabi.

dps2009 thanks AZ

ascher There are generally two mainstream school of slangs in pakistan ...Karachi vs Punjab



The karachi ones are more or less identical to Indian ones ..like jugaar, tullay, chana, chaani, chanaybazi(poondi in punjab), tafreeh ai (maza aaya) etc



The punjabi ones are rather more funny ones and give you satisfaction of a slang when spoken in that typical masculine/dhansoo punjabi accent.

AZ Karachi slang is just so messed up.



am surrounded by Karachiites back home in Dubai, feels so weird.

ascher Karachi slang is just so messed up.



am surrounded by Karachiites back home in Dubai, feels so weird.



I agree. Actually, If it wasn't for the sheer fear of school like rules here Mr Administrator :D, I would have given you some rather ridiculous sounding karachi slangs for genitalia :D.



But just in case, Le t me tell you that they call "kaanni dena" (patangbazi related) "Dhurkai dena" and call Talawain"

"Kannay" :)))



Seriously, who calls Talawain, Kannay? :)))

Looney karachi slangs are lashhhhhhhh :afridi:yk:fawad:sami:shafiq





i am not familiar with a lot of urdu slangs though .

AZ ^ kyun chuss maar rahe ho? :butt

AZ There are generally two mainstream school of slangs in pakistan ...Karachi vs Punjab



The karachi ones are more or less identical to Indian ones ..like jugaar, tullay, chana, chaani, chanaybazi(poondi in punjab), tafreeh ai (maza aaya) etc



The punjabi ones are rather more funny ones and give you satisfaction of a slang when spoken in that typical masculine/dhansoo punjabi accent.



Shughal >>>>>> Tafree



case closed.

Looney ^ kyun chuss maar rahe ho? :butt



read my edited version of the post :ibutt

dps2009 sounds like karachi slang is like delhi slang.., well demonstrated in "band baajaa baraaati"



is there a pak equivalent of the bombaiya slang? munna bhai ishtyle?

dps2009 Scene, aala, udham, set, poondiyan,taarna,bonga/bongi, bachiyan,lalay, uraana(used when somebody hogs all the food) :P



no comprende, translation needed please :)

ascher sounds like karachi slang is like delhi slang.., well demonstrated in "band baajaa baraaati"



is there a pak equivalent of the bombaiya slang? munna bhai ishtyle?



Since Karachi is the hub of all kinds of indian migrants to pakistan , therefore you get all kinds of indian slangs there.



However, that mumbaiya "bhai log" language is mostly spoken out as a fashion (due to the bollywood influence) and not because people have been speaking it since their previous generations.



Since lots of parsis, gujratis, memons, hyderabaids also reside in Karachi therefore their respective dialects could also be heard in the city, though they are in minority and only popular among the respective ethnic groups.



As for mainstream slangs so yes mostly central or northern indian slangs have survived here.





bonga/ bongi ...male and female version of the word "stupid"..bongi is also "the act of stupidity"



pondi and tarna are roughly the same thing (the first one is a punjabi slang while the second one is from Karachi )..It is the act of voyeurism i.e staring, following , checking out, stalking etc Girls.

pakcricketfan Lol.. I thought I had a masters degree in Karachi's slang BUT even I've never heard of some of the "Karachi" slang mentioned in this thread. Yeh konsa Karachi hai bhai?! :))



btw, shughal lagaana has taken over tafree karna; and fit hai has taken over set hai.

pakcricketfan Scene, aala, udham, set, poondiyan,taarna,bonga/bongi, bachiyan,lalay, uraana(used when somebody hogs all the food) :P



Add to that punter, parchi, dhulaayi, Lagay raho/laga reh, bohot aala, akhri hogaya/akhri kar diya, Chowrangi ghumaana/kataana, peena (as in "sirf aik ghantay mein woh mujhe pee gaya" ), and.... aap ka bhai ! :))



And uraana also refers to lambasting someone. YK uses this word all the time.. "Media ne mujhay uraa k rakh diya". :yk

Radiance Of Australis no comprende, translation needed please :)

Poondiyan/taarna can be roughly translated into flirting/staring/eve-teasing...I hope you get the point. :P



Bonga is for male and bongi is used for girls.

There is also a word called bongiyan which is pretty much plural of the word.

Which means stupidity/nonsense/idiotic.



"Bongiyan kyun maar rahay ho!"

"Why are you doing that idiotic nonsense?"



There isn't any exact parallel word for it in English,though.





Add to that punter, parchi, dhulaayi, Lagay raho/laga reh, bohot aala, akhri hogaya/akhri kar diya, Chowrangi ghumaana/kataana, peena (as in "sirf aik ghantay mein woh mujhe pee gaya" ), and.... aap ka bhai ! :))



And uraana also refers to lambasting someone. YK uses this word all the time.. "Media ne mujhay uraa k rakh diya". :yk



Yeahh :P

pakcricketfan "Token" is also used for stupid/silly.

AZ btw, shughal lagaana has taken over tafree karna; and fit hai has taken over set hai.



that's a relief :fawad

dps2009 thanks guys, very informative thread..:)

d0gers Haha. Great thread.



Some of my favorite Lahori slang:



Soch hay teri - you can't even imagine



Jani - used like aur jani, kaisa hay? while you're chest bumping another dude. Total bromance.



Akheer/anth - really damn good. Similar to aala/bohot aala



Anni phair di - brought the house down



short ho jana - to flee the scene



suttay chikna - to smoke cigarettes



rakh kay lagana - this is probably closest to de ghuma kay. But it's all about how you say rakh. RAAAKH!!

emclub Punjabi is the best and funniest language in the world, Movies like Butt te Bhatti, Stage Dramas and Punjagi ads are a testament to that

AZ Haha. Great thread.



Some of my favorite Lahori slang:



Soch hay teri - you can't even imagine



Jani - used like aur jani, kaisa hay? while you're chest bumping another dude. Total bromance.



Akheer/anth - really damn good. Similar to aala/bohot aala



Anni phair di - brought the house down



short ho jana - to flee the scene



suttay chikna - to smoke cigarettes



rakh kay lagana - this is probably closest to de ghuma kay. But it's all about how you say rakh. RAAAKH!!



:D



short ho jaana means plenty of other things :ahmed :ahmed



and of course the legendary chha gaya and chhillar for the police.

LethalSami new vocabulary for u guys.......



my cousin invented this word........ok its ...... SHEEN-PALANKI. for plural "SheenPalankian"........u can use it for like negative things.......usually describing flirtatious actions/stuff



example: :amir boundary per kharr'a SHEEN-PALANIAN ker raha tha.......



Antonym: Hazrat, acha bacha,

pakcricketfan Haha. Great thread.



Some of my favorite Lahori slang:



Soch hay teri - you can't even imagine



Jani - used like aur jani, kaisa hay? while you're chest bumping another dude. Total bromance.



Akheer/anth - really damn good. Similar to aala/bohot aala



Anni phair di - brought the house down



short ho jana - to flee the scene



suttay chikna - to smoke cigarettes



rakh kay lagana - this is probably closest to de ghuma kay. But it's all about how you say rakh. RAAAKH!!



The ones in bold are also used here (in KHI), except that it's rakh k dena instead of lagaana.



Equivalent of jani is jigar. (I hate both of them though!)



Some more:



Dairh hoshiyaar: I don't think any expression in English can fully explain what this means. :)) "Over-smart", may be?



Kataana



Lush



Shashkay maarna



Dheela (i.e. "lazy")



Tight (as in "Haalat tight hogayee")



Chaura hona

Looney Haha. Great thread.



Some of my favorite Lahori slang:



Soch hay teri - you can't even imagine



Akheer/anth - really damn good. Similar to aala/bohot aala



rakh kay lagana - this is probably closest to de ghuma kay. But it's all about how you say rakh. RAAAKH!!



also used in Karachi



aik rakhhh ke lagai saalay ko :akhtar:asif

AZ new vocabulary for u guys.......



my cousin invented this word........ok its ...... SHEEN-PALANKI. for plural "SheenPalankian"........u can use it for like negative things.......usually describing flirtatious actions/stuff



example: :amir boundary per kharr'a SHEEN-PALANIAN ker raha tha.......



Antonym: Hazrat, acha bacha,



that will never catch on, sorry.





The ones in bold are also used here (in KHI), except that it's rakh k dena instead of lagaana.



Equivalent of jani is jigar. (I hate both of them though!)



Some more:



Dairh hoshiyaar: I don't think any expression in English can fully explain what this means. :)) "Over-smart", may be?



Kataana



Lush



Shashkay maarna



Dheela (i.e. "lazy")



Tight (as in "Haalat tight hogayee")



Chaura hona



Lush is so annoying lol.



I started saying Kataana here in Lahore and my friends were like what the hell is wrong with you?



Shashkay maarna loool - that's so awful.

emclub lush is the greatest Karachi slang

Looney The ones in bold are also used here (in KHI), except that it's rakh k dena instead of lagaana.



Equivalent of jani is jigar. (I hate both of them though!)



Some more:



Dairh hoshiyaar: I don't think any expression in English can fully explain what this means. :)) "Over-smart", may be?



Kataana



Lush



Shashkay maarna



Dheela (i.e. "lazy")



Tight (as in "Haalat tight hogayee")



Chaura hona



tight can also be used as " tight bachi "



some more i am trying to remember



dimagh ki dahi



dhakkkan why is this word censored :shahzaib



bharam baazi



pappoo bacha

AZ Bharam has become increasingly popular for some reason.

d0gers The ones in bold are also used here (in KHI), except that it's rakh k dena instead of lagaana.



Equivalent of jani is jigar. (I hate both of them though!)



Some more:



Dairh hoshiyaar: I don't think any expression in English can fully explain what this means. :)) "Over-smart", may be?



Kataana



Lush



Shashkay maarna



Dheela (i.e. "lazy")



Tight (as in "Haalat tight hogayee")



Chaura honaWe also use jigar, but jani is very particular.



Last 4 also used in Lahore. Though instead of chaura I've mostly heard chaur.



What does kataana mean?



Another Karachi-Lahore variant I can think of is when you don't get along with somebody we tend to say meri us say bari lagti hay, whereas Karachiwalas tend to say meri us say bohat hat-ti hay.

d0gers mummy daddy = burger

AZ Kataana = ditch someone, esp friends.

d0gers Kataana = ditch someone, esp friends.Ah okay. We say thud karana.



Haha, also just remembered thuk laana in Punjabi = to make something appear better than it is/to fool somebody.

Fireworks11 mummy daddy = burger



Quite an upcoming one in Pak.

No_Username Haha. Great thread.



Some of my favorite Lahori slang:



Soch hay teri - you can't even imagine



Jani - used like aur jani, kaisa hay? while you're chest bumping another dude. Total bromance.



Akheer/anth - really damn good. Similar to aala/bohot aala



Anni phair di - brought the house down



short ho jana - to flee the scene



suttay chikna - to smoke cigarettes



rakh kay lagana - this is probably closest to de ghuma kay. But it's all about how you say rakh. RAAAKH!!



Oh God, I hate this one, its too annoyiong, they are either trying to say that we can't think/are stupid or they are just exaggerating.

d0gers Oh God, I hate this one, its too annoyiong, they are either trying to say that we can't think/are stupid or they are just exaggerating.Quality of a slang word is directly proportional to how annoying it sounds. :yk

Gujar Had a thread similar to this a while back. My favourite -



Choraan nal kutee raal gee eh



and



Phit lakh laanat ee.

Looney akhroat :afridi :yk :gul



yeh cheez



patli gali se nikalna



tishan maarna



parchi : :farhat



line maarna



kut lagana ( that IS a slang right ? )





kat lo beta :D

dps2009 akhroat :afridi :yk :gul



yeh cheez



patli gali se nikalna



tishan maarna



parchi : :farhat



line maarna



kut lagana ( that IS a slang right ? )





kat lo beta :D





most of these are delhi/north indian slangs too!:nehra

MQazi Karachi slang is just so messed up.



am surrounded by Karachiites back home in Dubai, feels so weird.



Awwie :haha



You'll see the light one day. You will :imran

AZ Ah okay. We say thud karana.



Haha, also just remembered thuk laana in Punjabi = to make something appear better than it is/to fool somebody.



not hearing Thud as much these days, was common few years back :inzi



Thuk is awesome, say it all the time lol.

LethalSami Tokken- someone there just to bring interracial diversity.............



Takkan or Dhakk.an (Bottle cap)- ******/idiot



phoondoo (show off)



parchi :farhat :butt :faisal iqbal

AZ one word that is getting very common is dasti (to do something immediately)



dasti raabta, dasti kaam hojayega, etc....



feels so weird, I can't get used to it.

pakcricketfan ^ inspired by Jamshed Dasti? :13: :jaalidegree

PakPrince anth, fit, set, lash, uthaoo(someone who butters up superiors), tafreeh (tafreeh>shugal)

mummy daddy bacha, barham, jugaar, main kut raha hun (im leaving), mailay

Looney anth, fit, set, lash, uthaoo(someone who butters up superiors), tafreeh (tafreeh>shugal)

mummy daddy bacha, barham, jugaar, main kut raha hun (im leaving), mailay



you are from Karachi ? :afridi

PakPrince you are from Karachi ? :afridi



:wahab

yeaah best city in the world!

Looney :wahab

yeaah best city in the world!



I knew it as soon as i heard the word maila :))) we come up with the best slangs :fawad

AZ you are from Karachi ? :afridi



from the look of the slang words, I think he's from Bangalore.

Looney from the look of the slang words, I think he's from Bangalore.





These slangs are used in aap ka apna Karachi :yk

Looney not hearing Thud as much these days, was common few years back :inzi



Thuk is awesome, say it all the time lol.



is it the same as " yaar iss ki koi thuk hi nahi banti " :inti

AZ ^ that sentence makes zero sense.

Gujar Looney's confused between thuk (spit) and tuk (point), as in 'Es gal da koi tuk hi ni'.

Looney Looney's confused between thuk (spit) and tuk (point), as in 'Es gal da koi tuk hi ni'.



yeah that is what i meant , roman urdu confused me :afridi should it not be thOOk ?

d0gers one word that is getting very common is dasti (to do something immediately)



dasti raabta, dasti kaam hojayega, etc....



feels so weird, I can't get used to it.Yeah my friends use dasti a lot. Though growing up in Lahore I had never heard the word.





:wahab

yeaah best city in the world!Wahab is indeed from the greatest city in the world. Starts with L and ends with ahore. :wahab

AZ more emphasis on H...



Thhuk!

AZ Yeah my friends use dasti a lot. Though growing up in Lahore I had never heard the word.





I think it came from Geo or something, that's where I have heard it the most.



I still say foran as in foran se foran karo.

d0gers yeah that is what i meant , roman urdu confused me :afridi should it not be thOOk ?Thook in Urdu, but thuk in Punjabi.

Looney Thook in Urdu, but thuk in Punjabi.



got it :amir

PakPrince Yeah my friends use dasti a lot. Though growing up in Lahore I had never heard the word.



Wahab is indeed from the greatest city in the world. Starts with L and ends with ahore. :wahab



lool i knew someone would mention the wahab being from lahore as soon as i put the smiley but was then too lazy to edit it. anyway it was for his pumped up face!











Aaand I didnt know that maila was mainly a Karachi slang

Radiance Of Australis Maila :)) I left that one out. :P

Radiance Of Australis What about topi? What would you say in English?

PakPrince oh yeah how could i forget - topi pehnadi -OR mamoo banadiya!



english translation would be - made a fool out of a naive person

pakcricketfan What about topi? What would you say in English?



Topi karana/pehnaana! How could I forget that one!



Don't know how to express it in English.. Angrezi mein woh baat nahi hai :D







Another Karachi-Lahore variant I can think of is when you don't get along with somebody we tend to say meri us say bari lagti hay, whereas Karachiwalas tend to say meri us say bohat hat-ti hay.



Yep.. both are used in Karachi. Hat-ti is used a bit more. I use lagti though. :D





These slangs are used in aap ka apna Karachi :yk



Apna Karachi 107 :))

pakcricketfan Others:-



Record lagana / Take lena



phadda



khaancha



meter ghoomna



fuse urr gaya



Thhokna - used in two ways:

i) Gaari (car) thhok di

ii) Aaj paper mein itnaa thhoka (It's when you don't know anything and you write EVERYTHING) :))

No_Username from the look of the slang words, I think he's from Bangalore.



Whats the differance?:manzoor

Radiance Of Australis Others:-



Record lagana / Take lena



phadda



khaancha



meter ghoomna



fuse urr gaya



Thhokna - used in two ways:

i) Gaari (car) thhok di

ii) Aaj paper mein itnaa thhoka (It's when you don't know anything and you write EVERYTHING) :))

Phadda is my favorite for some reason. :P

pakcricketfan Phadda is my favorite for some reason. :P



Favorite.............hobby? :98:



:P

d0gers Others:-



Record lagana / Take lena



phadda



khaancha



meter ghoomna



fuse urr gaya



Thhokna - used in two ways:

i) Gaari (car) thhok di

ii) Aaj paper mein itnaa thhoka (It's when you don't know anything and you write EVERYTHING) :))We say taking karna.



Another one, when somebody is telling tall tales or as they say bohat chhor raha ho, people might respond with lapayto lapayto while doing the hand gestures of somebody winding up some dor. Comes from kite-flying, jab paichay mein dor chortay ho, tou lapaytni parti hay.



Also thhokna has some non-PG usage as well!

pakcricketfan We say taking karna.



Another one, when somebody is telling tall tales or as they say bohat chhor raha ho, people might respond with lapayto lapayto while doing the hand gestures of somebody winding up some dor. Comes from kite-flying, jab paichay mein dor chortay ho, tou lapaytni parti hay.



Yup, yahan bhi hota hai yeh.





Also thhokna has some non-PG usage as well!



uh-oh.. don't know about that and neither do I want to. :))

Radiance Of Australis Favorite.............hobby? :98:



:P



Yes and favorite word too. :P

PakPrince from the look of the slang words, I think he's from Bangalore.

Explain yourself.......





Also thhokna has some non-PG usage as well!



:))) :)))

This is used more abroad among Karahiites though lol

MoHZ Choopa, is a kind of Punjabi slang for the type of Mango.



But also something else... leave that to you guys :P

d0gers Choopa, is a kind of Punjabi slang for the type of Mango.



But also something else... leave that to you guys :PEver seen this lollipop brand?



http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d9/Chupa-chups.svg/200px-Chupa-chups.svg.png



The name comes from the Spanish verb for 'to suck', which is 'chupar'.



I find it interesting how similar it is to the Punjabi.

Fireworks11 phadda = ?

AZ fight, scuffle.

Looney abhi batata hooN bachoo :afridi

Vegitto1 Choopa, is a kind of Punjabi slang for the type of Mango.



But also something else... leave that to you guys :P



Isye Jaaney Choopnay ka bohat shouk hai! lol



Always say it about a friend in front of any girl he is trying to impress by bringing up the topic of favourite fruits lol.

Looney bundle is a slang , right ?



i have heard people say " yaar bari bundal movie thi "

Looney chaura hona - beta bohot chaura ho raha tha na ? ab dekh :asif



phailna - zyada phailne ki zaroorat nahi :farhat

Munna scene own hai :yk



boiiii/sirrrr :ahmed



tera bhai aaj kal game nahi laga raha :jf



warh gaye bhui :asif

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