Youth-o-logy

Slangs and abuses are such a common occurrence with the youth today that one wont be surprised to find a girl, in her late teens, call a woman ‘bitch’ in front of her mum. Neither will one be amazed to hear words like ‘chutiya’ from a guy’s mouth in front of his dad and friends. Abuses have become such a trend that instead of saying ‘hello’ to your friend who calls in, people often address them by ‘yeah, bastard’ or ‘bol kameene’.

But since this is such a spoken and thought about topic, so I thought of putting forward some better terms used by youth today. Item, jhakaas or maal are considered to be the age-old terminologies now. You will find better and more creative words today. Topping the list is the word ‘Potential Boyfriend/Girlfriend.’ Yes, this term stands for those individuals who are considered to be an apt choice to be one’s partner. The boy/girl has all the features one wants in his/her partner (except a couple of features), s/he likes the person as well; but still there is something that’s holding back the person to confess. Such individuals are termed as potential boyfriend/girlfriend.

Another famous yet not-so-happening word is ‘down-market.’ This word is generally used by girls who use it to address to those guys who aren’t considered to be of their standards or widely used for those girls who behave very ‘loudly’ in public and lack the basic etiquettes. Going ahead, the word ‘chindi’ is making big rounds with the youth presently. Chindi meaning cheapo or tightfisted or miser, it is largely used for those who don’t openly spend when out with friends and keep a count of every paisa they shell out. Even those who never call or text a message from their cell phones are recognized by the label - ‘chindi’.

Another widely used word is ‘missed call madan.’ The ones who are famous even with the unknowns for their acts of always placing a missed call and expecting the person to call him/her back, are called so! And when one calls them back, they merely say ‘timepass mein missed call diya tha’ are actually tagged with this label. ‘Pimp’ is yet another embarrassing word used for guys. In true terms, it stands for the male prostitutes who willingly go in for males only. So, today if a guy wishes to insult the other guy publicly, he openly calls him a ‘pimp’ in front of all his male and female friends, irrespective. It is pretty humiliating to those who know the true meaning, while the others who are unaware of the implication of this word; laugh it away with no hard feelings!

So, this is the latest in the Mumbai youth circuit rightly termed as youth-o-logy. It splendidly is different from the clique words used earlier and else where. Since the youth in Mumbai have always been the trend setters as far as fashion and language is concerned, they again have proved their worth in the changing times. Kudos to the young Mumbaikars here!

Writing Credits: Aaishwari Chouhan
Editing Credits: Piyush Singh