When I first landed in Pilani, approximately five years ago, everything seemed alien...right out of a new planet on a distant galaxy. The kind of people, the type of 'food', and all those things even remotely related to a residential institute...
But what made life interesting in those first few weeks was the endless list of BITSian lingo we were introduced to. Classes were to be 'gus'ed and tests would be 'rod' unless of course, it happened to be Sym Log which is definitely 'sac'! 'Insti' is where you would go if you got tired of sitting in your room...Night outs and 'lachcha' sessions were common in 'wings'...and I am at a loss of words if I have to explain the funda behind the 'T' wing , or the 'H' wing or even the 'Pi' wing...Those werent in MB...
The end of the first year signifies a defining moment in a BITSian's life. It's a well earned promotion from being the instructed to becoming the instructor(!). With great zeal, second yearites, 'get to know' or 'just interact' with the juniors..There's more addition to the existing lexicon...Your 'school-ju' is my
'd-ju' and my friend's 'id-daughter'..! 'Sac-out' is what is on all second yearites' lips..as they come to terms to 'assocs' during 'oasis', 'apogee' and find solace in 'going senti'...
By the end of four years, the BITS-tionary becomes part and parcel of thinking, talking, writing and so much more...that you start wondering what words you had used to convey the same meaning as 'gus', before you were initiated to it..!
The lingo-fever is a communicable disease(!!!)...(Usage is an exponential function of familiarity and acquaintance) I was pleasantly surprised one day, when I was talking to my mother over phone, she said..'I gussed work today...'..'You WHAAAATTTT??!' I couldnt hide the astonishment..'You mean you GUSSED work?!?!'...'yes I did..' she said matter-of-factly... 'Oh...my lingos have rubbed on you too..!!' I was delighted.. 'Isn't that ob?! I've been hearing those for such a long time now..!!' That should have prepared me for the other 'ob' things..like how junta in my sister's class were going senti and how lots of fundoos in my brother's high school class made 'zukes' in a recent maths test, while he maxed it..!
Passing it on...truly!
1 comment:
hey
i liked the article cause its so true. ive noticed this in my self that even after you leave the coll you just can get the lingo of your tongue cause your so used to it
keep up the gud work
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