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