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me being a hard core chennaite and you all some how related to it, we have to celebrate chennai. chennai,the most fascinating city of all, suprises every one with everthing. of this important is our Madras bashai. i think by presenting you the dictionery of Madras bashai, i will do my bit to celebrate chennai dictionery . first of this series, lets c it in cricket
Word/phrase/Meaning in context/Origin, usage

Bolden
Bowled, as in when a batsman is out Bowled.
English Bowled - A colloquialization of "Bowled Him!", which is a common way of expressing delight, on the part of the bowler himself, fielders, or commentators, at getting a batsman out.
Gaajee
Roughly, wanting to get more than a fair share of batting in a game of cricket.
Gappae
Failing to hold on to, or dropping, an "easy" catch.
Tamil - The word could be used to describe an incident of a person dropping a sitter of a catch, or, if he deserves such a reputation, could refer to the person himself.
LaaBaal
Uttered before the last ball of an over is to be bowled.
English Last Ball - A direct shortening and colloquializing of an English term. Maybe be said out loud by the bowler (if he wants to get his over done with quickly) or the umpire (drawing attention to the impending end of an over)
Laa-Too
Uttered when two balls remain in an over.
English Last Two - A direct shortening and colloqualizing of an English term. Not to be confused with 'Ladd-hoo' (below).
Ladd-hoo
A ball that sits up waiting to be hit by the batsman.
Tamil Laddu - The Laddu is a round, soft sweet dish popular in Tamil Nadu. To characterize a bowler's delivery as a 'Ladd-hoo' is to imply that it is going to be enjoyed in a similiar manner, leading to a free hit.
Utteetail
When a batsman cannot continue batting due to an injury and has to retire.
English Hurt, Retired - How this came to be corrupted to Utteetail is a matter of curiosity.
Yellbee
L.B.W., or Leg Before Wicket, a way of getting a batsman out in cricket.
English L.B.W. - An abbreviation of the acronym, spoken with the intonations ("Yell" for the letter L) that characterize Tamil.
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