funtoosh?

David Anthony Windsor

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Feb 27, 1996, 3:00:00 AM2/27/96

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G'day,

I've come across a reference to an old movie called "Funtoosh" (written
as "phanToosh"). I think this means something like "washed up", "finished".
But I can't seem to find the word in any dictionary - and I've looked
in the Hindi Shabd Sagar, the Manak Hindi Kosh as well as a couple of
Marathi, Gujarati and Punjabi dictionaries.

Could someone tell me what language this word is from, and whether I've
got the meaning correct.

This word is really troubling me - no doubt because Aus. is coming up
against India tonight (well, tonight our time), and after all the trouble
that's being going on, I'm afraid that we'll be "funtoosh" by the end
of it.

Cheers,
David
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Ikram Ahmed Khan

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Feb 27, 1996, 3:00:00 AM2/27/96

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David Anthony Windsor (daw...@leonard.anu.edu.au) wrote:
: G'day,

: I've come across a reference to an old movie called "Funtoosh" (written
: as "phanToosh"). I think this means something like "washed up", "finished".

Frankly, David I dunno. I always assumed that it meant a funloving
happy-go-lucky character. Your interpretation would lend a whole new
meaning to the movie's title for me. I think I need to go and listen to
Dukhi man mere one more time....:)

Later,
Ikram.

: Cheers,
: David
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: David....@anu.edu.au

Roy Raja

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Feb 27, 1996, 3:00:00 AM2/27/96

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In article <4gtplm$d...@leonard.anu.edu.au>,

David Anthony Windsor <daw...@leonard.anu.edu.au> wrote:
>G'day,
>
>I've come across a reference to an old movie called "Funtoosh" (written
>as "phanToosh"). I think this means something like "washed up", "finished".

>But I can't seem to find the word in any dictionary - and I've looked
>in the Hindi Shabd Sagar, the Manak Hindi Kosh as well as a couple o

I think it is a slang. It certainly is used in Bihar. I never heard
anybody using it to mean finished. It is used as a derogatory term,
for someone who has no work, does nothing useful, synonymous to
Aawaaraa.

Raja

Peeyush Ranjan

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Feb 27, 1996, 3:00:00 AM2/27/96

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Funtoosh means awaara kind of, jobless.. someone who just hangs around.
And yes I think it is a Bihari slang, the word Funtooshai in bihari
slang surely means "loafing around".

-Peeyush
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Sudhir mitr Bhaloo

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Aug 23, 2020, 11:38:47 AM8/23/20

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I had posted this question at this forum many years back. However, there was NO
satisfactory answer

While, each and every result displayed by: Google auntie, lists the word as

'first heard as title of film: FUNTOOSH (released in 1956)

But that is not correct. The word was first used in film: TAXI DRIVER
(released in 1954). It was spoken (most probably 2 times, one of
which was in a scene inside of the Taxi) by film's leading lady: Kalpana
Kartik and addressed to Dev Anand, the film's hero.

Both Taxi Driver and Funtoosh were directed by: Chetan Anand and
produced by: Chetan + Dev Anand. The word: FUNTOOSH was
probably coined by Chetan or Vijay Anand (is listed as co-writer
of dialogues for Taxi Driver

Info at Wiki and other places that FUNTOOS

H was 6th highest grossing
fim is by an IDIOT. The film was a big FLOP. The brothers (Chetan and Dev)
split in their movie-making business, ie: NAVKETAN (coined from: NAV = New
and KETAN = Chetan's son). Dev became the owner of Navketan

An excellent conversion of TAXI DRIVER can be viewed at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O0-fgLXuUg

by TommyDan55 /// Runtime: 2:11:13

Sudhir

p.s.: I saw FUNTOOSH first time in early 60's and marked it as - Good for 1 view
and ofcourse the song: Dukhi Maan Mere is a great creation

Rahul Mishra

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Apr 12, 2023, 8:58:18 AM4/12/23

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mady love

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Aug 19, 2023, 5:52:45 AM8/19/23

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On Tuesday, February 27, 1996 at 1:30:00 PM UTC+5:30, Ikram Ahmed Khan wrote:

> David Anthony Windsor (daw...@leonard.anu.edu.au) wrote:
> : G'day,
> : I've come across a reference to an old movie called "Funtoosh" (written
> : as "phanToosh"). I think this means something like "washed up", "finished".

> Frankly, David I dunno. I always assumed that it meant a funloving
> happy-go-lucky character. Your interpretation would lend a whole new
> meaning to the movie's title for me. I think I need to go and listen to
> Dukhi man mere one more time....:)
> Later,
> Ikram.
> : Cheers,
> : David
> : --
> : David....@anu.edu.au

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