User:Ambuj.Saxena/Student Linguistics in IIT Kharagpur
The language spoken by the students of IIT Kharagpur is a typical example of linguistics development in a semi-closed system. While many of the words in the dictionary of the students are borrowed from the cultures developing elsewhere, many are native to IIT Kharagpur.
The following is a near-exhaustive list of the words used by students of IIT Kharagpur, sorted alphabetically. The words that common to the world as well as those that are sexually explicit ones have been deliberately kept out of this dictionary.
IIT Kharagpur Dictionary
edit11
editn. Ha-Ha (a laugh). Adopted from its shortcut in Age of Empires.
2.2
editn. A 2.2 kilometres round in central part of IIT-KGP campus,Usually a run of it.
6dis
editn. See Chhedis.
Acads
editn. Academics.
A.I.R.
editabbr., n. All India Rank. See Hawa.
Akram
editn. The L.L.R. Hall canteen.
Alankar
editn. The annual cultural magazine of Gymkhana, hence of the institute.
App
editv.i. To apply to universities (usually abroad).
Apping
editv.i. See App.
Arbit
editadj. Arbitrary.
Archi
editThe Department of Architecture and Planning. Also referred to students pursuing this branch.
Asim's
editn. The Nehru Hall canteen.
A. Team
editn. The Action team formed during S.F..
Atthi
editn. A C.G.P.A. in between 8 and 9.
Aunties
editn. A grocery store located just outside IIT campus. Named after the lady running the store.
Azad
editn. Azad Hall Of Residence. A senior male students B. Tech. Hall.
Baapi
editn. An intellectual belonging from the #B.T.D.S..
Baddy
editn. The sport of Badminton; adj. Related to the sport.
Banda
editn. Any boy.
Bandi
editn. Any girl.
Bangy
editn. Bangalore.
Baski
editn. The sport of Basketball; adj. Related to the sport.
Batti
editn. The Electrical Engineering Department. Also, the students of it.
B.C. Roy
editn. Bidhan Chandra Roy. Former Chief Minister of West Bengal. Many establishments in IIT-KGP including a hospital, a Hall and the central square are named after him.
Bhaat
editn. Bekaar Chat. A useless talk in a group whose sole purpose is to pass time. Also a regular magazine drafted by first year students trying to copy Junk.
Bhaatu
editn. A person who is very talkative. See #Bhaat.
Bhajan
editn. A euphemism for sexually explicit media files on the LAN.
Bhaski
editn. A chay sutta joint
Bhatnagar
editn. The Bhatnagar Auditorium.
Bidhan Chowk
editn. See GolC.
Bong
editn. Bengali. A Bengali-speaking person.
Boudis
editn. A restaurant in Prem Bazaar.
B.T.D.S.
editabbr., n. Bengali Technology Dramatics Society.
Cali
editn. Caliber.
Candi
editn. Candidate (for elections).
Carlos
editn. The R.P. Hall canteen.
C.G.
editn. Short-form of C.G.P.A.
C.G.P.A.
editabbr., n. Cumulative Grade Point Average. An index of a students performance in academics which reflects the performance throughout the studies in IIT-KGP.
Chhagi
editn. A C.G.P.A. in between 6 and 7.
Chhedis
editn. A dhaba/restaurant just outside campus.
chucha
editn. A UG males (JEE)
C.I.C.
editabbr., n. The Computers and Informatics Centre. It is situated in Takshashila.
C.L.
editabbr., n. Central Library.
C.S.
editabbr., n. The Computer Science Department. abbr., n. Counter Strike (First-person shooter game).
Convo
editn. Convocation.
D.A.S.A.
editabbr., n. Direct Admission of Students Abroad. A special route for NRI sponsored candidates to enter the IITs. Involves less competition than J.E.E. Such students in IITs called DASAites. Use deprecated after the program was scrapped.
Dassi
editn. See Dehli.
D.C.
editabbr., n. Disciplinary Charge. Due to inappropriate conduct of student. The Commitee hence formed (Disciplinary Committee). abbr., n. See DC++
DC++
editn. The Direct Connect network used extensively throughout the campus for file-sharing through LAN.
Dehli
editn. A C.G.P.A. of 10.
Dep
editn. Department.
DepC
editv.t., v.i. To have a Department change under the provisions specified by IIT-KGP. Requires excellent academic performance in first year B. Tech. course.
Despo
editn. Desperate.
Dhakkan
editn. The person with numerically largest JEE rank being admitted in said department/specialization.
Diro
editn. Director of IIT-KGP.
Disco
editn. Short for Disciplinary Committee.
D.L.
editabbr., n Digital library
D.O.A.A.
editabbr., n. Dean Of Academic Affairs. Responsible for academics of students. He is the administrative in-charge of any Resarch and Development work taken up by the institute.
D.O.S.A.
editabbr., n. Dean Of Student Affairs. Responsible for mantaining discipline in students. Conducts surprize checks in order to check ragging.
D.P.
editabbr., n. Durga Puja. The vaccation in its duration.
Dude
editn. Dual Degree Students.
D.V.C.
editabbr., n. Damodar Valley Corporation. The D.V.C. Market.
Eggies
editn. The shop adjacent to Vegies Restaurant that serves eggs during night-time.
E.T.D.S.
editabbr., n. English Technology Dramatics Society.
E.T.M.S.
editabbr., n. Eastern Technology Music Society.
FacAd
editn. Faculty Advisor.
Facca
editn. An F-grade in any subject, meaning fail.
Faccha
editn. A first year male student. Usually a B. Tech. student.
Facchi
editn. A first year female student. Usually a B. Tech. student.
Fattu
editn. Meek. Coward.
Fight
editn., v.t., v.i. Difficulty in achieving something.
Footer
editn. A match of Football or (rarely) the sport itself.
Frust
editv.t. Frustrated. Generally due to academics and lack of female population.
Frustoo
editv.t. See Frust.
Funda
editn. The basic knowledge of anything.
Fundoo
editadv. Something having very strong conceptual background. excl. Something great.
Garden Inn
editn. The Garden Inn Restaurant. Located approximately 10 kilometres from the institute.
G.C.
editabbr., n. General Championship. Either of the Soc-n-cult, Sports, Technology or Hall Affairs.
Ghaasi
editn. A student of Agricultural & Food Engineering Department.
G.I.
editabbr., n. Short for Garden Inn.
G.I.H.
editabbr., n. The Great India Hotel. Located approximately 15 kilometres away, along the IIT Bypass Road.
God
editn. An achiever in any field, academics or otherwise. See also: Stud.
gsc.
editabbr., n. General Secretary. Of Halls or Gymkhana. In Gymkana, always a third year student.
Gokhale
editn. Gokhale Hall Of Residence. A research scholar hall.
GolB
editn. The Gol Bazaar Market.
GolC
editn. The roundabout (Gol Chakkar) just outside the Main Building of the Institute. Also known as Bidhan Chowk.
G.P.L.
editabbr., adv. Rejection. abbr., v.i., n. The act of kicking someone's behind.
Gult
editn. Telugu. A Telugu-speaking person. Originated by reading the word 'Telugu' backwards when written in Telugu.
Gyan Ghosh Stadium
editn. A stadium situated on Scholar's Avenue that is used for a variety of track and field events.
Gymkhana
editn. Technology Students Gymkhana. The centre of all the extra-curricular students' activities. Organises various events and competitions for students.
Hall
editn. Halls Of Residence. Word used for hostel in IIT-KGP. The latter is rarely used. The Halls accomodate students who study in IIT-KGP. All Halls have their separate Mess, Canteens, Grocery & Stationery Shops, etc. There are separate halls for B.Tech students, M.Tech students, Business Management students and Research Scholars.
Hall-day
editn. The celebration day of any Hall in which there is festive atmosphere and people from all over IIT-KGP are invited to enjoy.
Hall-funda
editn. The knowledge of one's Hall specialties and way of life, etc.
Halu
editadv. Hallucinated.
Hapa
editn. See Happa.
Happa
editn. Hall President.
Hardcore
editexcl. An extreme case of situation or attitude.
Harry's
editn. A dhaba/restaurant on the IIT Main Road.
Hathora
editn. The Mechanical Engineering Department. Also, the students of it.
Hawa
editn. J.E.E. All India Rank.
H.J.B.
editabbr., n. See J.C.B.
H.L.
editabbr., n. Hall Library
H.O.D.
editabbr., n. Head of Department.
H.P.
editabbr., n. Hall President
H.T.D.S.
editabbr., n. Hindi Technology Dramatics Society.
Huhaa
editv.t. Something extremely great in magnitude.
I.G.
editabbr., n. Indira Gandhi Hall Of Residence. A senior female students B. Tech. Hall.
I.I.T.
editabbr., n. Indian Institute Of Technology. The premiere engineering institutes of India. Seven in number. They include IIT Kharagpur(IIT-KGP), IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee and IIT Guwahati. IIT-KGP is the oldest of all, established in 1952 by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.
I.I.T. Foundation(U.S.A.)
editAn alumni foundation responsible for much of development of IIT-KGP in the recent years including funds for buildings, LAN, etc.
Illu
editn. Illumination(on Dipawali). A competition involving all Halls for best illumination and rangoli on Dipawali.
Indu
editn. The Industrial Engineering & Management Department. Also, the students of it.
Insti
editn. Institute. Used to refer the main building of IIT-KGP.
Insti gate
editn. The large gate on the entrance of the academic complex.
Intro
editn. Introduction. Generally a brief speech involving one's name, department, city, hobbies,etc.
I.P.
editabbr., n. Interaction Period. See O.P..
Jam
editn. event of Just a Minute, in which you are required to speak for a minute. n. Jamshedpur
J.C.B.
editabbr., n. Jagdish Chandra Bose Hall Of Residence. Previously a first year male students B. Tech Hall, but now an M. Tech Hall. Shares the same premises and governing body with Homi Jehangir Bhabha (H.J.B.) Hall Of Residence.
J.E.E.
editabbr., n. The Joint Entrance Examination conducted unified by all IITs. Candidates are given All India Ranks(A.I.R.) on the basis of their performances and get admissions accordingly.
Juice
editn. A boy with feminine facial features.
Junk
editn. A regular magazine. It contains news of students and reveals the hidden state of affairs, suggestions for a better life, trivia, etc. The members of the group behind it are called Junky.
Junta
editn. The human population. Of IIT-KGP or elsewhere.
K.G.P.
editn. The Kharagpur town.
Kam-akal
editn. A student of Chemical Engineering Department.
Kela
editadv. Failure.
Khoj
editn. A treasure hunt competition organised by Azad Hall.
Kholu
editn. The top ranked general category student admitted through JEE in any department/specialization.
K.L.P.D.
editabbr., adv. Rejection. Especially for the case when success was imminent.
Kol
editn. The city of Kolkata.
Lallu
editn. See L.L.R.
L. G. B.
editabbr., n. Little Green Bastards. A small insect that is attracted towards light. Often found in groups of over hundred, causing extreme irritation to students.
L.L.R.
editabbr., n. Lala Lajpat Rai Hall Of Residence. A senior male students B. Tech. Hall. Commonly used word for it and its residents is lallu.
Load
editn. Tension,v.i. To Have Tension.
L.S.
editabbr., n. The Little Sisters Restaurant.
Maaroed
editv.t. The act of doing something. viz. we maroed bhaat, maraod mugga, maroed bunk, maroed funda.
Machuara
editn. The Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture Department. Also, the students of it.
Maal
editn. A beautiful girl.
Maggu
editn. Student who mugs.
Makhana
editv.t. To spoil a job. To do something unsincerely. To play spoil-sport.
Mallu
editn. Malayali. A Malayalam speaking person.
Maska
editn. The 2 year M.Sc. students n. The Maths & Computing Stream. Also, the students of it.
Matka
editn. Any M. Tech. male student.
Matki
editn. Any M. Tech. female student.
M.B.M.
editabbr., n. Masters Of Business Management. A Hall of Business management students. Associated with V.G.S.O.M.
Menty
editn. The Maintenance Secretary of any Hall.
Meta
editn. The Metallurgy and Materials Science Department. Also, the students of it.
Midtown
editn. The Midtown Restaurant.
M.M.M.
editabbr., n. Madan Mohan Malviya Hall Of Residence.
M.S.
editabbr., n. Meghnad Saha Hall Of Residence. A Hall accomodating B. Tech. male students and M. Tech. students.
M.T.
editabbr., n. Mother Teresa Hall Of Residence. A female students M. Tech. Hall.
M.T.R.
editabbr. n. See Midtown Restaurant.
Mug
editv.t., v.i. To rote.
Mutter
editn. An online forum on IIT Kharagpur's LAN; v.i. To read or write posts on it.
Nalini Ranjan Sarkar Avenue
editn. The part of road that compliments the Scholar's Avenue to make 2.2 kilometre circle.
N.C.C.
editabbr., n. National Cadet Core.
Nehli
editn. A C.G.P.A. greater than 9.
Nehru
editn. Nehru Hall Of Residence. A senior male students B. Tech Hall.
Netaji
editn. The Netaji Auditotium. Used for conducting major events, performances and screening movies.
N.M.S.T.
editabbr., n. Nehru Museum of Science and Technology. Located in Old Building.
Non-males
editn. A way of referring to less-beautiful girls in IIT Kharagpur. Usually those through JEE.
N.S.O.
editabbr., n. National Sports Organisation.
N.S.S.
editabbr., n. National Service Scheme.
Old Campus
editn. See PAN Loop.
O.P.
editabbr., n. Orientation Period. More commonly used word for ragging in IIT-KGP. It includes mentally harassing junior students and testing their Hall-funda. A commonly used synonym is I.P. (Interaction Period).
Orientation
editn. See O.P.
Pact
editn. The agreement between Halls to support candidates from other's Hall for a similar support in return.
Pakau
editv.t. Boring.
PAN Loop
editn. The set of Halls: Patel, Azad and Nehru. The area bounded by them. These were the first to be constructed hence known as Old Campus.
Pain
editv.t., v.i. Difficult to do.
Panji
editn. A C.G.P.A. in between 5 and 6.
Patel
editn. Patel Hall Of Residence and its residents. A senior male students B. Tech. Hall.
P.D.
editabbr., n. The Punjabi Dhaba.
Peace
editexcl., n., v.i., To be tension-free. A tension-free state.
P.P.O.
editabbr., n. Pre-Placement Offer. Job offers given by companies before the placement officially begins.
P.P.T.
editabbr., n. Pre-Placement Talks. Talks held by companies when they come for selecting students via the placement process.
PremB
editn. Prem Bazaar.
Prem Gali
editn. The road joining Chemical Engineering and Ocean Engineering & Naval Architecture Department.
Presi
editn. President of the Gymkhana.
Prof
editn. Professor.
P.S.I.
editabbr., n. Pehchanane Se Inkaar (Refusing recognition). To ignore someone or to forget deliberately.
P. Team
editn. The publicity team formed during S.F..
Ragging
editv.t., v.i. To harass junior students of one's institute. Use obsolete in IIT-KGP. More commonly used word is Orientation.
Raman
editn. The Raman Auditorium.
Rassa
editn. A male research scholar.
Rassi
editn. A female research scholar.
R.D.C.
editabbr., n. Rural Development Centre. The central office of N.S.S.
Rep
editsuf., n. Representative.
Reskee
editn. Research Scholars.
R.K.
editabbr., n. Radhakrishnan Hall Of Residence. A senior male students B. Tech. Hall.
Room-baap
editn. The student(male) who occupied someone's room in the previous year.
Room-maa
editn. The student(female) who occupied someone's room in the previous year.
R.P.
editabbr., n. Rajendra Prasad Hall Of Residence. A senior male students B. Tech. Hall.
S.A.M.
editabbr., n. Sir Ashutosh Mukerjee Hall Of Residence. A hall for management students studying in V.G.S.O.M. Shares same premises with Gokhale Hall.
Satti
editn. A C.G.P.A. in between 7 and 8.
Schol
editn. Scholarship, usually during Apping.
Scholars' Avenue
editn. The road leading from the IIT Main Gate about which most of the Halls are situated. n. The Official Student's Newspaper.
S-Com
editn. The Steering Committee of Spring Fest.
Secy
editn. Secretary. Usually of Gymkhana or Halls.
Sem
editn. Semester.
Senti
editn., v.i. Sentiments. Sentimental.
S.F.
editabbr., n. Spring Fest. An annual festival in IIT-KGP when there are plenty of competitions, events and performances by well known artists. Proclaimed as eastern India's biggest festival.
S.G.P.A.
editabbr., n. Semester Grade Point Average. An index of a students performance in academics which reflects his performance in a particular semester.
S.M.S.T.
editabbr., n. School of Medical Sciences and Technology.
S.N.
editabbr., n. Sarojini Naidu Hall Of Residence. A female students B. Tech. Hall. Residents are called SNites.
Soc-n-cult
editn. Social and Cultural Activities.
S.Q.
editabbr., n. Summer Quater. A special course organised by IIT-KGP for students who fail to clear subjects in previous semesters, so that they need not repeat next year.
S.R.I.C.
editabbr., n. Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy
S.T.E.P.
editabbr., n. Science and Technology Enterpreneur's Park.
Stud
editn. Any student who is good in academics as well as other fields like sports, etc.
Takshashila
editn. A complex that houses C.I.C.
Tam
editn. Tamil. A Tamil-speaking person.
Tapna
editv.t., v.i. Copying assignments or examination answer-scripts from any person.
T.D.S.
editabbr., n. Technology Dance Society.
Tech
editpre., adj. Technology. An adjective used frequently with anything associated with IIT-KGP.
Tech-mart
editn. Technology Market. A market inside IIT-KGP premises.
Tempo
editn. Enthusiasm and vigour.
Tempo shout
editv.i. To shout in a singing manner "KGP Ka Tempo High Hai". Of KGP or of some similar affiliations like Hall. n. The shout "KGP Ka Tempo High Hai".
T.F.S.
editabbr., n. Technology Film Society.
T.H.O.K.
editabbr., n. Thick Heads Of KGP. A student of Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering Department.
Tinku
editn. An Egg-Poach-Burger. A specialty of #Chhedis.
T.O.A.T.
editabbr., n. Tagore Open Air Theatre.
Tumpa
editabbr., n. Typically Uncivilized Midnaporean People's Association, or Tribal Uncivilized Midnaporean People's Association. People who belong to Midnapur district.
T.S.G.
editabbr. See Gymkhana.
Tut.
editn. Tutorials.
T&P
editabbr., n. The Training And Placement section.
Uddu
editn. An Oriya-speaking person.
Vegies
editn. The Vegies Restaurant. Located on the Scholar's Avenue.
V.G.S.
editabbr., n. Vishveshwaraiyya Guest House.
V.G.S.O.M.
editabbr., n. Vinod Gupta School Of Management.
Vikramshila
editn. One of the recently built academic complex to take over/compliment the role of Main Building.
Volu
editn. Volunteer.
Vortex
editn. A dance competition between different Halls organised by L.L.R. Hall.
V.P.
editabbr., n. Vice President of Gymkhana, a fourth year student.
V.S.
editabbr.,n. Vidyasagar Hall Of Residence. An M. Tech. Hall.
V.S.R.C.
editabbr., n. Vikram Sarabhai Residential Complex. A residential complex for regular M.S. and Ph.D student as well as Assigned Project Scientists. Under S.R.I.C.
W.T.M.S.
editabbr., n. Western Technology Music Socity.
Z.H.
editabbr., n. Zakir Hussain Hall Of Residence. A research scholar Hall.
Key for Abbreviations Used
edit- abbr. - Abbreviation
- adj. - Adjective
- adv. - Adverb
- excl. - Exclamation
- n. - Noun
- pre. - Prefix
- suf. - Suffix
- usu. - Usually
- v.i. - Verb(intransitive)
- v.t. - Verb(transitive)
External links
editNote
edit- This article briefly appeared on the Wikipedia encyclopedia before it was deleted as non-notable neologoism.
- Incidently, the source of this article, my blog post on IIT Kharagpur Dictionary appears as the top result in Windows Live Search on IIT Kharagpur. Obviously the relevence part is my POV.