Word Meaning
ऊट-पटाँग
ūṭ-paṭāṅg
hiadjective
Meaning
Nonsensical, absurd, disorderly, or haphazard; incoherent.
Detailed Meaning
This colloquial term denotes something absurd, preposterous, or disorganized. In the couplet, the poet humorously or satirically describes the ghazal's rhyming words (qafiyas) as clumsy and nonsensical, making the composition trivial or comical. It injects a street-level, colloquial flavor into traditional poetic discourse.
Etymology
Hindustani colloquial / onomatopoeic compound, formed by a reduplicative rhyming jingle to signify erratic nonsense.
Usage
Rare in elevated classical ghazal, it is favored in satirical, light, or humorous poetry to mock pretension.
Examples
Do not speak such nonsensical words.
His haphazard verses amused the entire gathering.
Synonyms
ऊल-जलूलबेतुकाबेसिर-पैरअस्त-व्यस्त
Related Words
क़ाफ़ियातुबंदीबकवास