The Queen's Hinglish: How to Speak Pukka

Hinglish is a popular dialect composed of English combined with elements of Southern Asian languages. It is quickly becoming an international phenomenon thanks to the internet and the vastly popular Bollywood film industry. Collected here are some of the best-loved and most familiar Hinglish terms—including "chuddies" (underwear) and "badmash" (naughty)—designed to orient the newcomer to the language. Packed with intriguing facts and stories and illustrated throughout, this "pukka" (first class) reference to the newest iteration of English will charm and delight language-lovers and trend-spotters alike.