Learn the cool DU lingo; speak the DU [Delhi University] way ;)

DU Dictionary Masti ki Paathshala

MEDHA SHRI, TNN,

Jun 20, 2009

..Form submission, cut-off lists, standing in queues – if you thought that admission in DU was just this, you might want to prepare yourself for a hatke education.....

Once you make it to DU, if your friends insist you treat them at KNags or to Chacha's for CBats, you wouldn't like to look baffled, right? Now, you may not come across words like KNags and CBats in any dictionary, but nonetheless, if you don't know these words by the time you enter the college campus, you may feel a little out of place. Allow DT to update you on the univ lingo...

Univ

Meaning: Delhi University. University of Delhi, isn't that a lengthy name? Univ is more like it – short and cool.

Usage: I'm going to the Univ office dude, wanna tag along?

Campus

Meaning: North Campus. While campus is a generic term in DU, the word means only and only Nor

th Campus

. Make no mistake of calling the South Campus by the same name.

Usage: Heard the Campus has some cool hangouts, let's check them out.

KNags

Meaning: Kamla Nagar. One of the hippest markets near the Campus. KNags is your one-stop complex for books, branded clothes and even a small flea market.

Usage: Let's catch up at KNags in the evening.

CBats

Meaning: Cho

le Bhature; Eating Chole Bhature is so out of fashion. Cool people eat CBats.

Usage: I have a craving for CBats today, let's go to Chacha's. (Chacha ke CBats are pretty famous in the Univ)

GJams

Meaning: Gulab Jamuns. After CBats, if your sweet tooth is nagging you, what better way to indulge than by gorging on some GJams? And for god's sake, don't call them Gulab Jamuns!

Usage: I need some sugar fix, people, wanna go for some GJams?

Soc (pronounced as Sock)

Meaning: A cultural or departmental group which is called a society. Once you are in the univ, you'd have to be a part of a dance, music or literary Soc.

Usage: I'm planning to join the Lit Soc (literary society).

Res

Meaning: The college hostels are popularly called Res, probably a short form of residents. Also, a resident of the college hostel is called a Res.

Usage: It's cool to be a Res, you kinda rule the college!

Amma

Meaning: Hostel warden – never mind the gender. It's not because they remind you of your mother, but hostel wardens are generally referred to as Amma as they keep a check on the students and try to make sure that the res follow rules.

Usage: Hide those bottles dude, Amma is on her way.

Vella

Meaning: A person who has nothing to do in life and is simply whiling away time. Vellagiri, the act of being Vella.

Usage: I have started a Vella Soc in college, a non-official Soc, for other Vellas like me.

CATing

Meaning: If you are preparing for CAT then you are CATing.

Usage: Are you CATing this year? (Are you planning to take CAT exam this year?)

Dope-chi

Meaning: A person who takes drugs or who looks like s/he takes drugs. A shabby hairdo (which is the in-thing at the Univ these days), black or grey T shirt, dark thick kajal (for girls), chappals, and a gait that says 'Whatever, man!' are the traits that mark a Dope-chi. Most of them are loners, who like to keep to themselves and are rock music fans. Forgive us for the generalisation.

Usage: He is a Dope-chi yaar, he's lost in his own world.

BTMs (short for Behenji-Turned-Mod)

Meaning: Girls who were behenjis by DU standards when they were freshers but have undergone a sea change over the years. However, a DU student says, it's not too hard to trace BTMs in the campus as they still speak with their native accent. Also, their attitude is a dead giveaway.

Usage: That girlfriend of yours looks like a typical BTM. Did you notice the synthetic fruity top that she wore to the classroom yesterday? Please dump her for Jes' (as in Jesus') sake.

Biyatch

Meaning: Distorted version of B**ch. This word comes in handy when you have to abuse a good friend of yours, pyar se. What's more, the term can be used for both boys and girls. You obviously can't call your friend a b**ch, right?

Usage: You are such a Biaytch, why didn't you tell me you were going to wear a black top? Now, we both look like identical twins.

Dramchi

Meaning: A drama queen or a melodramatic person, also, someone who cooks up stories.

Usage: You are such a Dramchi! I'm not going to share my notes with you.

Yava

Meaning: It's something like embarrassment. Whenever you find yourself in a situation when you don't know what to do, or when someone asks you some embarrassing question, the answer for which you don't have, or when someone pulls your leg and you don't know how to react, you become Yava.

Usage: My friend's mom asked me if I have a girlfriend in front of my professor. Mai toh Yava ho gaya, yaar.

Khapeter

Meaning: When you fall short of words to describe someone who's very mischievous, you simply call him or her a Khapeter.

Usage: My teacher asked for my assignment. And I told her that I'd forgotten my register in the hostel. But this friend of mine is such a Khapeter, he took out the register from my desk and asked loudly, 'Are you looking for this register, dude? I got so Yava in front of the entire class.

Here are few more words that would come in handy when you are in DU:

Jahnkees: People who overdress and especially boys who wear ekdum tight shirt and faded lose pants and sport bleached hair.

Ricks: For rickshaws

Sutta: For cigarettes, joints and dope

Adda: Hangouts