why do the people in bangalore say halvo in stead of halo?
952032
maybe the local people there 'kannadian', being south indian have that type of accent
837916
it's colloquial Hindi (NOT Hindu, that's a major RELIGION!) and as other posters have said, it means "It's OK"  or "OK" or "sure" or even "good".  Kinda depends on context, but "OK" is the closest equivalent in English.  Weird name for a house!
790315
It's an optical effect called a halo
776961
Most who spell it with a Hyphen "-" are Jewish.  It is a tradition from the Old Testament where God warned them not to take His name in vain, so they do not pronounce the name of God to avoid the misuse of it.
751171
Spelling it "tickety-boo" I found:\n\n"But some find a link with the British Army in India, suggesting it comes from the Hindi phrase tikai babu, which is translated as “it’s all right, sir”."
760571
It was the Welsh being useless/spineless; usually the Haka is performed right before kick-off. Apparently the very first time that Wales played NZ, it was perfomed between the anthems, and last year for the anniversary game (100yrs, I think), the Welsh asked NZ to repeat this. This year they wanted NZ to do the same again for no good reason (except to stop the Welsh players getting scared), and NZ said "right before kick-off or not at all". So the Welsh said "no Haka", and NZ did it for themselves in their dressing room before coming out. Clear?
417881
This is a very cultural thing with Mexicans. Talking with their hands a lot. A lot of sign language to make jesters about many things. They us sign language to communicate with or without speaking and I think whistling is also part of the same communication. It isn't usually meant to be offensive. But there are exceptions to every rule. Its kind of like most cities in the south of the US don't blow their horns very often but go to Manhattan and its rare to take a ride without someone laying down on the horn.
545933
It's kind of an insult in french. More like an exclamation insult, like "what the hell" in english. Something similar (not a traduction tho).
241684
"Booya" is a celabratory term.  Means "We won".\n\nHooya?  I think you mean "huwah", or "huah", or "Hu-rah" as pronounced in Jarhead and other movies.  This means anything but "no".  It's a catch-all phrase we use to simply say "yes", "great job", "cool", etc.  \n\nIt also answers tactical questions in the affirmative posed to the soldiers such as "would you like an MLRS with your Battalion-6 (Field Artillery employment)", "I know you just wanted a machine gun to suppress that strongpoint, but will this tank company I found do?", or the ever popular "The F-16 had to leave, but 2 B-52s said they can drop JDAMS.  Is that ok with you?"
186051
I know the word Maharum means Deprived. Its Urdu spoken in South Asia.Naharum in not in HIndi.
1146838
My family comes from Germany, and we say "Prost" when we toast.  (My family is from all over Germany...Berlin, Hamburg, Thuringen, the Black Forest, Munich...all over.  And we all say the same thing.)
898142
i dont get it. unless i am saying it wrong i pronounce it just like it is spelled:  fo-net-ics (ph makes a f sound btw.)
253603
I believe there was a punctuation error in the computer code that launched a Cape Canavarel Saturn rocket that had to be aborted.  Don't recall if it was a hyphen but Ouch!
1179770
Some local races are done on the cheap, and if you're a few hundred people back in the pack you often can't hear the gun or horn or whatever the "official" start is - you just wait for the mass of humanity before you to start moving.  Mooooo...
418776
The Cow is a sacred object in India therefore the phrase holy cow..\n\nToledo is a complete dump and needs the blessing of God or else it will turn into hell on earth.\n\nHence the phrases
207094
In India it is consider as a mark of respect to nod when some one is telling you something.It is to acknowledge the speaker.If one does not do anything it means one is not interested in listening to the other person.\nIn case the speaker is an elder or a very respected person there is only nodding and not even a yes, the listner simply gets to work after the conversation is over.
520365
is this truly hebrew? it sound it could be (american) indian lingo.