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Urban Slang And The City That Speaks It
Every city has its own personality. This personality is derived from the elements of the city's life. The food, the culture, the streets and the language used on the streets describe well about that city. Yes, urban slang is an omnipresent cultural element that you cannot ignore. If you listen to the matured folks from different Indian cities, they will probably sound like clones of each other. The language of the youth varies from place to place.
Let
us
take
a
look
at
some
of
the
interesting
urban
slangs
that
are
popular
in
the
major
Indian
cities.
The Urban Slang And The City That Speaks It:
Mumbai..
Mumbai,
the
most
cosmopolitan
of
all
the
cities
in
India,
has
various
versions
of
street
language.
The
Catholic
version
of
this
lingo
spoken
in
and
around
Bandra
is
called
the
'Makapao'
variety.
'Aye
Man',
'What
Man'
'Hey
Man'
punctuates
almost
every
sentence
of
this
pidgin.
Then
comes
the
Marathi
influenced
version
of
Hindi
(that
is
not
Hindi
according
to
experts)
called
Mumbaiya.
It
has
no
sense
of
gender
and
uses
the
masculine
gender
for
almost
every
person
and
everything.
Famous
cricketer
Sachin
Tendulkar
who
hails
from
this
populous
city
is
known
for
his
calls
of
'Ayigo'
on
the
field.
That
too
is
an
example
of
an
urban
slang.
Delhi..
Coming to the nation's capital, there is no lack of urban slang words being used here. The use of Punjabi language on the Delhi streets is very common. The habit of calling guys as 'banda' and girls as 'bandi' is a typical identity of this city. Another call that reverberates throughout Delhi is 'Oye Tere'. It is the Hindi version of 'Oh My' and used very generously during conversations. The term 'Chak De' is so popular that it has actually been used as the title of a blockbuster movie, 'Chak De India'. Freedom to transcend boundaries is what it stands for.
Bangalore..
'Yes Da, No Maccha' is the name of a popular radio show in Bangalore. 'Da' and 'Maccha' are casual friendly ways of referring to your close friends. This city is one of few cities in India that uses English as the primary source of urban slang. Another word that is used almost as an intonation in this city is the word 'papa'. It basically means 'poor thing' and for some reasons, Bangaloreans tend to find an occasion to say it many times throughout the day. Another common word that might offend North Indians coming to this city for the first time is 'chumma'. Here is means 'just like that' but up North it means 'kiss'!
Urban slang may not be linguistically pure but, it contributes heartily to our urban mixed bag culture.
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