Bombay bol: Anirban Dasgupta explains
Updated On: 13 February, 2020 10:09 AM IST | The Guide Team
It's the best way to describe happiness. Something nice happened? Full hawa. You got a job? Full hawa. No traffic on Elphinstone Road bridge? Fullest hawa!
Full hawa
Meaning: Full hawa is a term I picked up during my college days in Pune, and have heard it in Bombay as well. I think it's a pan-Maharashtra word. It's the best way to describe happiness. Something nice happened? Full hawa. You got a job? Full hawa. No traffic on Elphinstone Road bridge? Fullest hawa!
Anirban Dasgupta is a stand-up comedian
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