Beer and skittles in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “beer and skittles” in Hindi is मौज मस्ती, pronounced mauj masti — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
Fun times; pleasure and leisure.
Found as early as 1837, in Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens, where it appears in the form, “It’s a reg’lar holiday to them—all porter and skittles”. The most common form, as a negative admonition, appears to have been popularized by Thomas Hughes in Tom Brown's School Days (1857, see quotation below).
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