Mumbai Slang 2023 – Famous Lingo Called Bambaiya Tapori Language

“Every city has its own Slang, These are famous or regularly used Lingo and Mumbai has it too. Special College Lingo with meaning also added below. The comment section has citizens helping with new & old slang I missed as of 2023.

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Before a few decades, it was just famously ‘Tapori or Bambaiya (Mumbaiya) Language’, which is not so polite if you understand the Hindi language.

Mumbai Local people know it well and many times use it commonly at public places, markets, etc. Many of them ignore and many in the city simply enjoy that rough talks..”

Mumbai Colleges Lingo 2023

Let’s start with some fun. ONLY IN MUMBAI

Banana is Kela
Single is Akela
Tired is Thakela
Bored is Pakela
Stuck-up is Atkela
Angry is Satkela
Hung-up is Latkela
Lost is Bhatkela
… And Dead is Tapkela. So funny slang right ?

College Slang Or Lingo as decoded below is something that comes and moves ahead with the trend. Every year, Some other word pop-ups from Chillax guys in Mumbai colleges get popular between groups and gradually spread around other colleges.

Below are some of the latest college lingo and short words and their meaning used in some top colleges of South Mumbai and suburban.

• Sick: Is Amazing now, Yes complete meaning took the roller coaster and has formed a reverse lingo in colleges. Wait for more below.
• Maggu : A studious bookworm type guy.
• HMU: It’s a short code, Full form of HMU is ‘Hit Me Up’. Basically telling someone to come online on some chat or WhatsApp app and ping to get a conversation started.
• YAAS: A Cool way to say ‘Yes’.
• Okurr: An example, A pal calls up another and says ‘Will pick you up in my car to college’ and in reply, he says ‘Okurr’ which means ‘Ok and Thanks’.
• Khajjal : A Confused guy. A Hindi sentence that fits in the word is ‘Abe kya Khajjal jaise dekh raha hai’.
• Fiyahh : Referring to Controversies.
• OTP: We all get an OTP via SMS on our phone, But here it is not ‘One Time Password’, Full Form here is ‘One True Pair’ referring to a couple seems to be a perfect match for each other, Ek Duje Ke Liye type.
• Infi: A short word for ‘Infinite’.
• IDK: Common on chat conversations ‘I Don’t Know.
• OMW: Full form ‘On My Way.
• LIT: This one is so different from the lingo it refers to. It means ‘Exciting’ or ‘Awesome’.
• Totes: Totally.
• WTV: Stands for ‘Whatever’.
• YKW: Means ‘You Know What?’, Usually used while telling someone about something.
• Salty: This Slang refers to a Looser.
• Polt: Politics
• Lukkha: This one is very old and commonly used in Mumbai, Not just in colleges. Lukkha refers to a person without work with lots of time to waste. It also refers to someone’s negative look wise.
• WYD: Asking ‘What You Doing ?’.
• Adding ‘ax’ to words: A Cool way of using slang and making it a new college lingo. Like ‘Chillax’,’Bantax’,’Kultax’.
• Kultesh: Comes from the Hindi word ‘Kulti’ which also means move away or simply go. Used in sentences like Chal yaar Kulti Marte Hai, In Short word, the lingo becomes Lets ‘Kultesh’.
• Chummeshwari: Refers to a performance or to a person directly. When someone performs outstanding, They say ‘Chummeshwari Performance’ and when referred to a person directly, It’s a compliment saying you look Cool and I Like.
• Harkuchi : Huge or Large in Number.

City Slang Tapori Gully Boy Language

Below are the most common Hindi slang of Mumbai used by Mumbaikars while traveling in Local Trains, Buses Market areas, and other public places and is not considered stylish as lots of words are not polite. But that is Mumbai and such Tapori language is used for decades now when the city was called ‘Bombay’.

THANK YOU !!! All Friends Who Commented & Helped With More Missing Slangs.

• Gully: Street.
• 12 ka Bhaav (Referred for other people as ‘Barah Ke Bhaav Se Gaya’): That guy will have it today (Fight/Scolding/Loss).
• Faltu (Used as ‘Faltugiri’): Stupid / Stupid Behaviour.
• Yeda / Yedi (Used as ‘Yedechali’): Idiot / Fool Person / Stupid behaviour.
• Ghachka (Used as ‘Ghachak Gaya’): Expired / Died.
• Bhai: Brother (Used for Bro).
• Bohot Hard: Really Tough.
• Bantai: Friend.
• Lukkha: Workless Wanderer.
• Shana: Smart Guy.
• Faad de: Give your best.
• Pantar Log: Buddies.
• Fakkad: Foodless but Happy.
• Machand (Machaand): A noisy group competition full of energy and shouts.
• Ghanta: Multiple meanings as this word is used casually in many ways (Proving you wrong, Referring to male organs, and more..) Exa: Usko Ghanta Maloom Hai: He Doesn’t know anything.

Special thanks to all the friends who commented below and added weight to the slang. Bole toh, Thank you Ha Bidu log.

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Note: There is more slang which is vulgar and swearing, I didn’t mind listing it here but that will affect the ranking on Google.BUT YES, YOU ARE FREE TO WRITE IT VIA COMMENT BOX BELOW… Bole toh Likh Dalo Na Mamu… :)