Slangs – the ‘oh-so-cool’ one-liners
Yo man!, Howdy, How ya doing?, Wassup?, Holy shit!, Whatever!, As if!, no sweat !, U rock!, Dig in, Hell!, f*** u !, “Chill”…
If u think these are picked from Eminem’s or 50 cents’ latest, think again!
Exit: The plain old “Hello”, “How are you?”,”Good Morning”,”Good day”
Enter: The young and electrifying breed, the ‘MTV generation’ as I call it, communicating through ‘kool’ and ‘hip’ slangs.
So how did all that cool lingo make its place in the land of ‘Namaste’?
Blame it on America. Simple. For years, rap music has been cheered and accepted by the teens all around the globe. And with it came a plethora of words that soon became the flavor of youth worldwide. Hollywood contributed in its own stylish, fashionable way.
“As if!”. This catchy phrase (as far as my knowledge goes) was popularized by the teeny bopper Alicia Silverstone in the early 90’s flick ‘Clueless’. It was an instant hit!
Then there was the macho Arnie (Arnold Sw…pardon me, I cannot help but mention his surname should feature in some spelling bee contest) in Terminator-II with his fleeting “I will be back”
When Hollywood was riding high, can our Mumbai filmwallahs be in any way behind? Nah! We had desi versions. Kareena with her ‘Whatever’ act. Commendable effort.
Also, the widely popular Mumbai ka ‘bhai’ lingo. Thanks to apna Ramuji (Ram Gopal Varma), with his large haul of gangster movies, even a toddler can pick up the Mumbai tongue as conveniently as the mother tongue! ‘Apun log’,’bhai bola na?”,”Ek koka mangta”,”chikne”….and many many more. Of course, can we forget our desi sirens dancing to dance numbers dedicated to such lingo? “Khallas!”,”Aila re”,”Bindaas”…there might be many more. Needless to say the latest ‘MunnaBhai’ with his ‘Bole to’ !
For all those hall-of-fame couch potatoes, I wont disappoint you. A fair share of slangs have arised out of popular sitcoms on the tube. My ode to the fun-loving womanizer dude from FRIENDS….Put your hands together for ‘Joey Tribbiani’ ! Applause Applause….’How ya doing?” act was lapped up by youngsters all over.
So the next time you have your very orthodox Aunty (who gives you unwanted sermons) visiting your home, give her a dose of “Hey hottie! How ya doing? Wassup with that extra flab on your hips? Looks nasty to me. Sweat it out at the gym, old mama!”
Chances are that she would’nt encroach on your privacy for atleast a decade. Of course, the repercussions being, you might be grounded for a week at home. No pains no gains!
Happy living…
Yo man!, Howdy, How ya doing?, Wassup?, Holy shit!, Whatever!, As if!, no sweat !, U rock!, Dig in, Hell!, f*** u !, “Chill”…
If u think these are picked from Eminem’s or 50 cents’ latest, think again!
Exit: The plain old “Hello”, “How are you?”,”Good Morning”,”Good day”
Enter: The young and electrifying breed, the ‘MTV generation’ as I call it, communicating through ‘kool’ and ‘hip’ slangs.
So how did all that cool lingo make its place in the land of ‘Namaste’?
Blame it on America. Simple. For years, rap music has been cheered and accepted by the teens all around the globe. And with it came a plethora of words that soon became the flavor of youth worldwide. Hollywood contributed in its own stylish, fashionable way.
“As if!”. This catchy phrase (as far as my knowledge goes) was popularized by the teeny bopper Alicia Silverstone in the early 90’s flick ‘Clueless’. It was an instant hit!
Then there was the macho Arnie (Arnold Sw…pardon me, I cannot help but mention his surname should feature in some spelling bee contest) in Terminator-II with his fleeting “I will be back”
When Hollywood was riding high, can our Mumbai filmwallahs be in any way behind? Nah! We had desi versions. Kareena with her ‘Whatever’ act. Commendable effort.
Also, the widely popular Mumbai ka ‘bhai’ lingo. Thanks to apna Ramuji (Ram Gopal Varma), with his large haul of gangster movies, even a toddler can pick up the Mumbai tongue as conveniently as the mother tongue! ‘Apun log’,’bhai bola na?”,”Ek koka mangta”,”chikne”….and many many more. Of course, can we forget our desi sirens dancing to dance numbers dedicated to such lingo? “Khallas!”,”Aila re”,”Bindaas”…there might be many more. Needless to say the latest ‘MunnaBhai’ with his ‘Bole to’ !
For all those hall-of-fame couch potatoes, I wont disappoint you. A fair share of slangs have arised out of popular sitcoms on the tube. My ode to the fun-loving womanizer dude from FRIENDS….Put your hands together for ‘Joey Tribbiani’ ! Applause Applause….’How ya doing?” act was lapped up by youngsters all over.
So the next time you have your very orthodox Aunty (who gives you unwanted sermons) visiting your home, give her a dose of “Hey hottie! How ya doing? Wassup with that extra flab on your hips? Looks nasty to me. Sweat it out at the gym, old mama!”
Chances are that she would’nt encroach on your privacy for atleast a decade. Of course, the repercussions being, you might be grounded for a week at home. No pains no gains!
Happy living…
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