[Reader-list] Re: Postscript to Indian Idol and

[zainab at xtdnet.nl]

Daer Shivam,
Seems like you are reading my mind. Yes, Maal in Bombay lingo also means
'money' both black and white, legal and illegal!
In fact, in an interview with a boot polish man at the station, I
discovered two more words i.e. J - for 'jugaad' as in trying means to
gather money and D - for 'dadagiri' as in bullying.
Cheers,
Zainab



> Dear Zainab,
>
> Thoroughly enjoyed this. Just that, how come 'money' - or 'maal' as in
> money - is not one of the items in 'M'?
>
> Also, some of the terms seem characteristically Bombay, or shall I say
> Bambayya. But some are pan north-Indian. It would be interesting to draw
> an
> all-India list - the urban researcher's humble contribution to national
> integration!
>
> Jai hind!
> Shivam
>
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Zainab Bawa
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