Hyderabadi lingo trends on Twitter

Apr 07, 2012 |

Hyderabad

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Iskool, kirkit, hau hau, nakko, kaiku, Ustad, these are some examples of Hyderabadi lingo that have featured on the social microblogging site, Twitter. Ever since Twitter set up special trends for Hyderabad, the microblogging network has been throwing up more glimpses into the psyche of the common Hyderabadi.

On Friday, Hyderabadi lingo, culture and gourmet were the rage, trending at the top. In the “Things I Love About Hyderabad,” netizens competed with one another in tweeting their favourite places, hotels, picnic spots and everything Hyderabadi. Iskool and other local versions of common words were what Sana Rukh Khan loved most about Hyderabad. “Biryani, bheja fry, Irani chai, and Osmania biscuit and bread omelet at Paradise after 12 o’ clock,” tweeted Naveen Kumar Nanchari, while Ashish Chowdhury and M. Mamata were wonderstruck by “rain showers in the middle of summer”. Parts of Hyderabad received rain, accompanied by hail, bringing down the mercury. For Khan M. Jahangir, biryani, bheja fry, paaya and sambhar rice made up the day’s menu. Nanchari extols the virtue of Hyderabadi culture where “you find Hindus waiting for Ramzan along with Muslims”, haleem being his favourite dish.

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