What Does "Chamak Challo" Mean?

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Connor Sephton answered
Honestly, the term can mean several things. There are many loose translations that will be explained later in this answer. However, first off, you should realize that you've spelled the phrase incorrectly. The correct spelling is Chhammak Chhallo.

The phrase is Hindi, one of the most common languages spoken in India, and has received an incredible amount of attention thanks to social media and questions such as yours.

The spotlight was first shined on the phrase when Akon, a Senagalese-American R&B performer recorded a song called Wanna Be My Chammak Challo for upcoming release by SRK's big Diwali, Ra.One. The song, which was supposed to be a shock to the airwaves, was leaked early to the internet and quickly became viral. It became a major topic on Twitter and received an incredible number of hits on YouTube! It wasn't even the final version of the song that made the rounds online and has still inspired all this curiosity.

Like most popular culture and slang terms, Chhammak Chhallo can have several derived meanings, not all of which are terribly positive. 

• Chhammak can mean: Bright, colorful, shine, shiny, flashy, extraordinarily bright and colorful clothing, or any number of other derivations.
• Chhallo can be translated to mean: Go, let's go, girls, fast or easy girls.

The less positive derivations on the phrase can be found in both Hindi and Urdu. They are pointed at women who are loose, trashy, too flashy in appearance and too sexual in their depiction of themselves, including their dress, makeup, color and style choices and their demeanor.

The more positive translations of the phrase can be construed as "beautiful girls," "lovely girls," "shining girls." These translations draw up images of women decked out in colorful, sparkling "traditional" garb rather than more contemporary and less culturally acceptable clothing and styles.

Essentially, in the song though, it is very likely that the hidden - or not so hidden - meaning is "Do you want to be my sexy/easy/flashy go-to girl?" or something quite similar to this.
Suhail Ajmal Profile
Suhail Ajmal answered
Chamak Challo is not a dictionary word of Hindi. It is used as a slang word in Hindi to call upon a beautiful moody girl who is not ready to listen to you. The word is used to admire the beautiful face and gait of the girl.
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Anonymous answered
Its slang for sexy girl
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Anonymous answered
It is used as a slang word in Hindi to call upon a charming girl who is not ready to listen to you.
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jat axe answered
It pertains in a very subtle manner to the excessively swaying posterior of a village belle in India. It's used to admire and describe the lustful gait she has and hence the desirability of such a girl. It also encompasses the flashiness and the ability to enamour of a woman. The term is a colloquial one and just about sums up the desire of a male for a woman / girl  who entices him with her sexual charms. It's almost never used in a derogatory sense and is more of admiration of the beauty nature has bestowed upon a woman.
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Andrea Janko answered
The term is Punjabi. It basically means tease. Chamak litterally means bright, and chelo is the imparitive of chl, which means go, basically, follow. Chamak I guess is also used to refer to a Hindi dancers strut. So, follow my strut....it means tease. It's not a Hindi term, and there is no correct spelling in English, as the Arabic script doesn't often use double letters. I don't know sanskrit, but in arabic script it's spelled چمک چلو

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