Tees Maar Khan Meaning

Tees maar khan is a phrase I'm familiar with from my very childhood. Literally Tees Maar Khan means someone who has killed thirty men. In many stories, mostly those of Sheikh Chilli, Tees Maar Khan is a man who pretends to be a tiger of a man claiming he has killed thirty men, though it doesn't seem so. Hence, when you talk of the actual meaning of the phrase, it's used for someone who says he has done something really big, something worth being proud of, though it may not actually be so.

The earliest and probably the only memory of the phrase for me is of the times I used to be proud of something and my father used to say, 'Tum khud ko bahut bade tees maar khan samajhte ho?' (You think you are some big tees maar khan?) which would mean I wasn't someone great who had done some great thing and there was nothing I should be actually proud of.

So even though I have never looked for the word in the dictionary, I guess I have conveyed you what Tees Maar Khan means.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

In Pashto Tees Maar Khan Means the Guy who Farts everytime In hindi its called " Padoda"

rohit said...

haha then its fit for you anonymous

Princess999 said...

Hey! Thannx so much for the meaning! My friend and I are both born and raised in Canada so sometimes we find it hard to find translations of Hindi words/sayings. Thannx for clearing that up! =)

RAJ3SH JYOTHI said...

thnx for posting the meaning, i am rajesh from andhra(telugu) i dont hindi but i am crazy about hindi films

Anonymous said...

Hi,
I can understand Hindi...but not this kinda. Also many people making fun when I dont know the meaning(dirty fellows) which makes me hurt really! You are one of the best guy! thanks for this.

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vijayanand said...

ha ha:) I interpreted it as thirty feet taller khan.

Anonymous said...

So,it is negative. And people convincing you otherwise, of it being synonomous to 'smart', or 'sharp' are wrong?

Harshit Gupta said...

Haven't yet seen the movie, but I guess they are not exactly convincing u that he's sharp or smart. They're just projecting him as a comic. For example take the promos where he says there is only one thing to be done in such a situation.. run away. Guess it's not particularly 'sharp' they are saying but pretending to be sharp and maybe lucky too.

Anonymous said...

now ppl...stop inventing..

shiva kumar said...

Are yar iska matlab simple hai.....
"Karo kuch aur ho jaye kuch"
just chill yar

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