Annee pai gaee, sometimes also abbreviated as just
apg, is a commonly used greeting exchanged among members
of
subcontinental populations that are now
settled in parts of
Europe, mainly in
Germany.
Annee pai gaee literally means
"Blindness/Darkness occurred". The true connotation can be
understood by analogy with the terms "Blind Rage" or "Blind Fury"
which signify extremity. The particular usage of "annee pae gaee"
can therefore be in cases as varied as intense surprise, intense
sorrow, intense happiness, intense corruption, ... anything
intense.
Used frequently as a slang for "surprise" or just "for
fun". As an example, if two people meet accidentally at the bus
stop, then "Anee pai gaee" will be one of the first pleasantries to
be exchanged, signalling the idea "surprised to see you". As
another example, after reading this description of
apg at
Wikipedia, someone might have uttered somewhere in the back of
his/her mind ...Anee pai gaee.
While it is used in a number of
sub-continental
languages and
dialects, the phrase itself has its origins in
Punjabi, which is the
most commonly used language in the province of
Punjab, on both sides of the Indo-Pak
border.