An Indian slang term for a bald man — used informally and often affectionately as a nickname or gentle tease.
An Indian slang term for a bald man — used informally and often affectionately as a nickname or gentle tease. 'Taklu' is common in Hindi-speaking parts of India and is not necessarily offensive, though it can be depending on tone and relationship. Often used as a playful label rather than a serious insult, particularly between friends. The word is widely recognizable across Bollywood and popular culture.
His friends started calling him taklu after his hairline disappeared before he turned thirty.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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Takhaar is a South African slang term, rooted in Afrikaans, that describes someone who is rough, uncultured, or unsophisticated — essentially a bumpkin or backwoods boor. It conjures images of someone who hasn't been 'polished' by city life or formal education. Used informally in South Africa, it can be affectionate ribbing between mates or a more pointed put-down depending on tone and context.
British slang describing someone who is bald or has a shaved head — often used in a teasing or blunt fashion. The imagery is pretty direct: a head so smooth you could slap it. Like a lot of British banter around physical appearance, it's usually deployed humorously among friends rather than as a serious insult, though tone and relationship obviously matter. It's the kind of term you might hear in a British sitcom or between football fans taking the mickey out of a balding player.
(India, offensive) a dark-skinned person.
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(India) A bald man.
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An Anglo-Indian administrative term from the colonial period meaning an official reminder or urgent notice, typically sent from a superior to a subordinate to prompt action. The term was used in colonial bureaucratic correspondence in India. Now archaic outside historical scholarship.