Notify me of new posts via email. Search Search for:. Hello Beautiful people! Before a big exam- Chak De Phattey! Before you compete in a sporting event- Chak de Phattey! Before you enter a party- Chak De Phattey! When you wake up every morning to start a new adventure in life- Chak De Phattey!
Chak De Phattey! Share this: Twitter Facebook. Like this: Like Loading Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here All very good and rousing, but uhm, what is one supposed to do beyond the usual one-legged hop with fingers pointing heavenwards whiskey glass balanced on head, optional? I know what the phrase means literally, something like 'lift up the planks' in Punjabi, but how exactly does one chak the said phattas? And what is the true origin of this now ubiquitous Punjabi slang phrase?
I googled around a bit and found quite a few explanations, most of them spurious no doubt. Here are the more plausible origins, this first one from the Urban Dictionary : Chak De Phatte -though loosely translated as pick up the floorboards is more of a war cry than a housekeeping call.
The origins of the phrase lie in the times when the Khalsa i. The sport of tent pegging also evolved from this camp raiding where the riders would remove the pegs of the tents trapping the occupants under, what then used to be a very heavy fabric.
While escaping back to their base the Khalsa warriors would dismantle any temporary bridges constructed by them made out of 'Phatte' to prevent the Mughals from chasing them and sometimes to prevent the enemy from escaping, hence the cry 'Chak De Phatte'.
Unknown said…. Sorry, Yo! Imagine Yo! Chak de phatte! Nap de killi Sawer nu Jalandhar, Shaam nu Dilli Alternative explanation Aman: heheehee. Yo Bro! Its difficult to get that episode out of mind. Good you added your interpretation too.
Sounds convincing!
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