Robust, Impressive - The aura of a Bakait. Usage: "Bakait banda hai be, uska alag hi bhaukaal hai campus mein!"
A Hall 2 resident. Someone who is very smart, confident and absolutely fearless. Also used to describe any good quality in the person. In the ancient campus literature, referred to as "A species, taste runs through yellow shirts, pink trousers, white shoes, and a 007 belt."
That person who is either a 8-dassa or a chaapu in numerous fields.- getting 8 jobs, 3 scholarships and 4 acceptance letters.
It is an adjective to denote the greatness of anything. A famous person is chapu, delicious food is chapu, a ten pointer is chapu, a four-pointer is cha
Worst than a nerd. Attends all classes, does nothing but studies. Never call an IITian Maggu, he will HATE it. A guy who studies a lot. Usually despised by most of his classmates, this is the guy who scores a lot and does nothing other than sit in his room or library and read books. He usually characterized by a lower (relatively) level of IQ but a mind-boggling memorizing power. If the professor disallowed Indian standards in the class, this gu would be unperturbed because he would have already mugged them up. Never, ever call an IITian a maggu. A related word is magai, which is what a maggu does. Magai is also used in a lighter sense for routine studies.
Tel machana is to bungle something up. If you have screwed a mid-sem then paper tel ho gaya. The noun form is Telu. As in тАУ that person is a big Telu, opposite of chapu.
The non-male population, the rarest species of IITK.
The classic flirt. He lives not in the hostel allotted to him but in or near the girlsтАЩ hostel. The lassu would not leave any opportunity to interact with girls. The verb is lasna which means to flirt. Lasna is also used in contexts where someone is giving undue attention to someone. For example, if the maggu is asking too many questions to the prof after class тАУ wo prof se las raha hai.
Extremely derogatory, not for public use. Insult of the highest class. Usage- Don't use it, ever.
How you should efficiently give your introduction to your senior/alum, in a set-right format. Must be memorized by heart by each first year. NO, it's not a form of ragging, as some impotent snowflakes claim.
An informal, often post-midnight conversation between a junior in a dilemma and a senior, usually high on weed. Towards the end of the session, both the parties have attained nirvana.
The fundamental principles unique to every senior often dictated by their experiences in life. Fundae are the takeaways of every Gyan session.
Gand pe laat. The practice of lifting people by arms and legs and then beating the ass out of them by kicking them on their buts. Done customarily on birthdays and other moments of happiness like job selections, successful completion of the event for which you are the cordi, and sometimes just for fun.
General Body Meetings. Late-night hall level quad meetings arranged by the HEC members for the first years to instil a sense of belonging to the hall, make them fuck the bushes and dance naked.
The thing that a group of people does when they have nothing else to do or when there is too much to do. A typical bulla involves meaningless talks for hours. Conversations may also include heated up discussions. And bulla session generally ends with a grand GPL session(if spirits are high).
Stems from arbitrary. Used to describe anything strange or un-understandable. After exams тАУ Kya arbit paper tha! (What an arbit paper).
To get destroyed. The most commonly used phrase by students coming out of exam halls.
That silent spectator found in the messenger groups of each club/fest/cell but shows up all of a sudden only during treats.
Sacrificing your sleep for a bulla, takneek/galaxy preparation or studies.
Any form of "non-standard" cricket is termed as phatta. People manage to play phatta anywhere -- from the stadium to the hall corridors!
The extremity of something.
Bakwaas/excrement/washroom.
This is one word that is used most by IITK students, mostly because it is understood outside the hostel too. Not to mention that it is one of the few decent words that we use. This one word encompasses all sorts of gatherings of men and women that you can imagine.
Any kind of chaos. If some stage program has gone wrong тАУ bhasad mach gayi. If there is a big gathering with apparently no reason тАУ Bhasad ho rahi hai. The adjective of this is Bhasadu тАУ one who maks bhasad. If a guy is very notorious тАУ Bhasadu aadmi hai.
The most commonly used phrase in the campus when you have nothing else to say. IITK equivalent of "All is well."
Sexy, used in a more general sense and for literally anything as such. It is an honour if someone/something is given the tag of "sexx". eg. "Paper mein sexx macha diya." "Kya sexx movie dekhi be."
Lots and lots of. You got to hear it to believe it - "Arey Raja chap diye, kya hapak ke tel ho laga hai."
Enthusiasm, supposed to be higher than Mt. Everest.
Your state of mind 1 hour before an 8 am endsem, after wasting your night out.
He who is always right, and must always be respected.(In ideal case.)
Dean of Student/Academic/Research&Alumni/Faculty Affairs.
Alumnus
Anagram of treason.
Unskilled people with a degree (future tense), dictating skilled people without degrees.
Short for Representative/Wing Representative, whose sole responsibility is to feel important by ensuring none of his wingies bunk the orientation.
Dean of Pornographic Affairs. Appointed by the SGs of a wing during orientation, his responsibility is to care of the porn requirements of all the wingies during his stay in campus while at the same time being non-judgemental towards their sexual preferences.
The student/alum who once shared the same room/bed you are residing in right now.
(I) Overprotective, innocent non-bakaits recruited by the CS under the name of "Student Guide." (II) The girlfriend/boyfriend of your baap/amma, if you are lucky enough.
That favorite senior who eventually becomes your go-to person every time you need gyan. Not necessarily one batch senior, unlike baap/amma.
Volunteer/Secretary/Coordinator/Festival Coordinator/General Secretary/President.
Bacchas/Bacchis under the same student guide.
The alotted first-year students to each SG.
The bhais/behens of your baap/amma. (Similarly- dada,nani,dadi,nana and other blood relations can be established).