No one ever forgets their life at Manipal. Most memorable is the Manipal Lingo. The special terms we used there. I will share some of those that I recollect.
" IST" - Indian Standard Time - to denote the delay in the arrival for an appointment or a class. Sometimes shortened to IT - Indian Time.
" No probs"- When a desperate friend asked "can you lend me ten rupees?" an equally desperate friend would answer "no probs - only wait till the month end!"
Grandfather's road" - Usually mused by a motor bike rider to the pedestrian coming on the way "You think this is your grandfather's road, hah?"
"Gone case" - Irredeemable / Irretrievable - "You are a gone case man, no attendance, how are you going to appear for the exams?"
"Fierce" - Terrific / Fantastic - usually used for a good looking girl- "Boy, that girl, sure fierce man; looks like Marylyn Monroe"!
"Double headed snake" - Untrustworthy / Sneaky - "He is a double headed snake, amn, he stirs up trouble by carrying tales between both the parties"!
"Down the valley" - Along the sloping road to Parkala- usually used to denote booze joints - "Hey, exams are postponed; we shall go down the valley and celebrate!"
"Joint" - That is a tricky one with multiple meanings - In Anatomy - A movable junction between 2 bones; In common parlance " An eating place- that joint is no good, man!"; In the last usage "A rolled up paper or a cigarette containing Marijuana -have a joint I just rolled up one!"
"Grass" - Multiple meanings - Grass of the KMC greens / vegetables. "He is a grass eater, man!"
"Cherry" - A fruit - rarely used in that sense ; A good looking girl -"can I borrow your Brut, got a date with a cherry tonight!"
"Fag" A slang commonly used for a cigarette
"Pain in the ass" - Sombody being a nuisance - a painful situation about which nothing much can be done! "He is a pain in the ass, man!" Almost an equivalent is " Pain in the neck" which is less disturbing!
"Heights" - The ultimate level of something "Heights of stupidity - a real moron- half the students were described so! Hieghts of Insanity - word used to describe the other half of the Manipal students!
"Bug" - A small unpleasant insect - a term used to denote persistent disturbance or irritation.
"Take off" - To run away - "We got 3 holidays in a row, let's take off to Bangalore, man!"
"Tube light" - A person taking a long term to understand simple things. "You are a real tube light, man!"
"Solid"-- Very good / Fantastic / Terrific" "Hey, that girl is solid, man!"
"Grub" - Rarely used to denote its true meaning (insect larva) - food / chow "Lets have some grub in the mess, man!"
"Crash out" - Go too bed usually to sleep undisturbed - " Forget the movie tonight, man, I am going to crash out!"
"Thengah" Used to denote a dumb person "You are a real tengah, man! You dont even know the way to the Manipal Power Press!"
"Lah" A staunch Malaysian word - Cant be defined ; but used with some other word, emphasises what is being said. "I can't come to thew movie, lah; I want to sleep, lah, verry sorrry lah!"
"Dah" - Another typical Malaysian word- probably indicated darling(?) - No, dah, I can't come; Please lend me your notes, dah!"
"UFO" - A powerful word meaning "get lost fast" - "UFO dah, I don't want you in this room!"
"Wah wah " A word usually used to indicate extreme sarcasm / mockery
"Check the scene" - to verify - "check the scene and tell me whether he is there!"
"Kachang, lah" Another Malaysian terem used to denote making a task sound easier than it really is - A senior telling a junior (encouragingly) - Just study the tracts, lah, its kachang lah, you cna surely do it!"
"Vie" - A slang for "to go". "Let's vie for a movie, man!"
"Got contact" - Know the right people in the right places - "Do not worry about the attendance lah, got contacts lah!"
"Crap" Rubbish / Nonsense - "boy, you must be nuts to read crap like that!"
I hope you traveled back in Time Machine and lived a slice of life in Manipal once again in the same old days!
Congratulations!
" IST" - Indian Standard Time - to denote the delay in the arrival for an appointment or a class. Sometimes shortened to IT - Indian Time.
" No probs"- When a desperate friend asked "can you lend me ten rupees?" an equally desperate friend would answer "no probs - only wait till the month end!"
Grandfather's road" - Usually mused by a motor bike rider to the pedestrian coming on the way "You think this is your grandfather's road, hah?"
"Gone case" - Irredeemable / Irretrievable - "You are a gone case man, no attendance, how are you going to appear for the exams?"
"Fierce" - Terrific / Fantastic - usually used for a good looking girl- "Boy, that girl, sure fierce man; looks like Marylyn Monroe"!
"Double headed snake" - Untrustworthy / Sneaky - "He is a double headed snake, amn, he stirs up trouble by carrying tales between both the parties"!
"Down the valley" - Along the sloping road to Parkala- usually used to denote booze joints - "Hey, exams are postponed; we shall go down the valley and celebrate!"
"Joint" - That is a tricky one with multiple meanings - In Anatomy - A movable junction between 2 bones; In common parlance " An eating place- that joint is no good, man!"; In the last usage "A rolled up paper or a cigarette containing Marijuana -have a joint I just rolled up one!"
"Grass" - Multiple meanings - Grass of the KMC greens / vegetables. "He is a grass eater, man!"
"Cherry" - A fruit - rarely used in that sense ; A good looking girl -"can I borrow your Brut, got a date with a cherry tonight!"
"Fag" A slang commonly used for a cigarette
"Pain in the ass" - Sombody being a nuisance - a painful situation about which nothing much can be done! "He is a pain in the ass, man!" Almost an equivalent is " Pain in the neck" which is less disturbing!
"Heights" - The ultimate level of something "Heights of stupidity - a real moron- half the students were described so! Hieghts of Insanity - word used to describe the other half of the Manipal students!
"Bug" - A small unpleasant insect - a term used to denote persistent disturbance or irritation.
"Take off" - To run away - "We got 3 holidays in a row, let's take off to Bangalore, man!"
"Tube light" - A person taking a long term to understand simple things. "You are a real tube light, man!"
"Solid"-- Very good / Fantastic / Terrific" "Hey, that girl is solid, man!"
"Grub" - Rarely used to denote its true meaning (insect larva) - food / chow "Lets have some grub in the mess, man!"
"Crash out" - Go too bed usually to sleep undisturbed - " Forget the movie tonight, man, I am going to crash out!"
"Thengah" Used to denote a dumb person "You are a real tengah, man! You dont even know the way to the Manipal Power Press!"
"Lah" A staunch Malaysian word - Cant be defined ; but used with some other word, emphasises what is being said. "I can't come to thew movie, lah; I want to sleep, lah, verry sorrry lah!"
"Dah" - Another typical Malaysian word- probably indicated darling(?) - No, dah, I can't come; Please lend me your notes, dah!"
"UFO" - A powerful word meaning "get lost fast" - "UFO dah, I don't want you in this room!"
"Wah wah " A word usually used to indicate extreme sarcasm / mockery
"Check the scene" - to verify - "check the scene and tell me whether he is there!"
"Kachang, lah" Another Malaysian terem used to denote making a task sound easier than it really is - A senior telling a junior (encouragingly) - Just study the tracts, lah, its kachang lah, you cna surely do it!"
"Vie" - A slang for "to go". "Let's vie for a movie, man!"
"Got contact" - Know the right people in the right places - "Do not worry about the attendance lah, got contacts lah!"
"Crap" Rubbish / Nonsense - "boy, you must be nuts to read crap like that!"
I hope you traveled back in Time Machine and lived a slice of life in Manipal once again in the same old days!
Congratulations!
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ReplyDeleteGhee roast.. Without having which our pupils stop reacting to light
Grass is usually joint or footballing attavar green
Und kings with coconut juice.. Is usually after a thrashing in hospital like case presentation etc
Yennada.. Our version of whats up and comes with a tone and smirk only we have
Ledge.. Place used to keep the key after locking the room.. Everyone knows each others ledges .. Eg. Person 1 Can i take xyz.. Person 2 sure man ledge and take it