TERM EXPLANATION Aai-ga Remembering Mother after expressing surprise / shock. ABC Appa Balvant Chowk AFMC Armed Forces Medical College, Pune AISSMS COEP All India Shree Shivaji Memorial Society's College Of Engineering, Pune. Ambawadi Mango-flavoured sweetmeat that is a speciality of Pune Amrutatulya The tea and coffee shops. The taste of tea served can be matched by no fivestar hotel in the city. Asiad Bus The Pune-Mumbai-Pune bus service that is run every 15 minutes by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation. Bhakharwadi Spicy, crunchy savoury that is a speciality of Pune. Sold by several of the city's sweet shops. BAPU Balgandharva Pula Bhangar Waste, Hopeless Bharati Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Engineering. Bhannat Very good Bishopite Student of Bishops School, Staveley Road Bremen Circle A junction in Aundh Pune that has been beautified with help from Bremen, Germany, a sister city of Pune. Blue D The Blue Diamond Hotel at Koregaon Park BMCC Brihan Maharashtra College Of Commerce BVMC Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical college Camp Downtown area under the administration of the Army Cantonment Army base in several of the city’s areas CHAPRI OLD STYLED OR OLD FASHIONED CHAVA Boyfriend CHAVI Girlfriend Chowpatty Large open air snack/Fast-Food area in Camp CME College of Military Engineering, Dapodi COEP College Of Engineering Pune: The nation’s first and oldest Cutting 1/2 glass of tea.. Dada Used to describe someone with great abilities in some field. Himanshu Laghate Deccan The Deccan Gymkhana area in Shivajinagar. DP Road Development Plan Road: Unnamed new road DP Road Dhole Patil Road: a downtown business district area DQ Deccan Queen (Train running between Pune and Mumbai) Ek Number First class quality FC College Fergusson College, Shivajinagar Fergy Fergusson College, Shivajinagar Gadi People elsewhere may be referring to their car by this name, but proud two wheeler owners of Pune always like to call their 2 wheelers by this name GangaJamuna Mixture of Santri and Mosambi juice. Ghat Hep Ghati girl turned hep IUCAA Inter University Centre for Astronomy & Astrophysics Janata Bus PMT and PCMT buses with blue bands that stop on request Jabari Too Good Jhakhass Too Good JM Road Jungali Maharaj Road, Shivajinagar Juna Bazaar The biweekly flea market in the old city Kalla Anything which is the Best Katta Regular informal meeting place Keshav A mediocre, middle aged Puneri, mostly a clerk or something. Khabri Informer Khatri Aadmi Dangerous Man KNP Kamla Nehru Park off Bhandarkar Road. A popular evening recreational spot. Kutchi Dhabeli Popular hot-and-sweet savoury made with loaves of bread Lakdi Pul Sambhaji Bridge Loyolite Student of Loyola school. Maaby Mahabaleshwar, popular hill station, 125 km away Mam Greeting term used by Kirkeeans Mama Policeman MaNaPa Shortform for Mahanagar Palika Mandai The old market in the heart of the old city MaraMari Fresh Hot Tea mixed with Old Tea Mastani Dessert speciality of the city: fruits, milk and icecream MG Road Mahatma Gandhi Road, a shopping thoroughfare NIC National Informatics Centre NIV National Institute of Virology Numavi Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya and Nuste Mavali Vidyarthi P1 Parking on this side on odd dates (1,3,5...) P2 Parking on this side on even dates (2,4,6...) Padik Doing Nothing Pavtya Villager PC Poona Club PCMC Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation PCMT Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Transport PICT Pune Institute Of Computer Technology... PMC Pune Municipal Corporation PMT Pune Municipal Transport Punekar Marathi for resident of Pune city Roops Roopali Restaurant, F.C Road Sant Vasant St. Vincents High School Sadashiv Pethi Typical Puneri Sahee Damn good SB Road The Famous Senapati Bapat Road Six-seater or Tumtum Cheap three-wheel public transport vehicle that seats six and also known as "dukkar". SP College Sir Parshurambhau College, Sadashiv Peth SPDP Popular snack Shev Batata Dahi Puri STES Sinhgad Technical Educational Society, Sinhgad Road, Vadgaon Budruk St. Abby's Abhinav Vidyalaya English Medium High School St. Vimlies Vimalabai Garware High School Solar booth Solar-powered traffic booths at intersections to aid traffic and pedestrians Symbi Symbiosis College Symbite Students of Symbiosis college. TAKA-TAK JUST PERFECT Tapri Place to hang out, have chai, cigarettes , etc TDS Ten Downing Street, A popular pub in downtown Pune TP Time Pass TTMM Tujhe Tu Majhe Me (Self contribution for joint party) Three-seater (Rickshaw) Small three wheeler public transport vehicle that seats three Vaddil Literally dad. figuratively, anything that demands respect. Vaish Vaishali Restaurant, FC Road VIT Vishwakarma Institute of Technology Vincentian Student / Ex-student of St.Vincent's High School Waiit Uchcha Too good (VIT slang) Wadia Wadia College Wadian Students of Wadia College YCMH Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital,Pimpri Zabra- Great Zango very gaudy fashioned (usually clothes) Can be surely seen at : Modern or Garware college. Zang-Thang Funky, Hi-fi ZATAK Classic Z-bridge The 2 wheeler bridge connecting Jangali Maharaj Road and the road near Kulkarni Petrol Pump. ZP Zilla Parishad I would like to Add to this list.