An ugly pejorative term in Maltese, the language of the Maltese Islands, used when the speaker wishes to label a female person as having bad, loud or common taste, and/or as being of a lower social class than the (snobbish and classist) speaker. Can also describe things and behaviour.
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Is a pejorative term referring to individual or groups of lower social class that the speaker considers to lack cultural capital.
While admittedly in Malta, many hamalli live in the southern area, it should be also pointed out that there are also various professionals and business owners living there.
Moreover, Mellieha which should be the other extreme using the 'southern' reasoning is in fact filled with uneducated people who perfectly fit the definition of hamalli. Other places like Rabat, Mtarfa, Mgarr, Dingli etc are also in the North and are filled with hamalli. Also, lets not forget the SLIEMA LAZY CORNER which is filled to the brim with hamalli.
Moreover, with government flats situated practicly in every town and city in Malta, you can be guaranteed to have your fair share of hamalli presence practically everywhere.
In my opinion, a person is a hamallu not by his home address but by the way he acts. Typical behaviours of hamalli are the following:
Loudmouthed,
use foul language,
basic education,
work blue collar or unemployed / businessmen in construction and related or bus drivers
talk with their mouth full
eat while walking
drive cars with stickers which sport exhibitionist statements like male prowess
have over 10% of body surface area covered by tattoos
kind hearted and helpful
approachable and friendly
down to earth
live in a government subsidised home
think their political party is a football team
attend ta’qali football matches
attend ‘il-marc ta’ filodu’ or other festas
interrupt others whilst they are speaking
cannot keep a queue particularly at the iromongery store
litter our streets and pavements
they hunt
attend ‘attivitajiet tal-massa’ (mass meetings, mass protests, lejla maltija etc)
While admittedly in Malta, many hamalli live in the southern area, it should be also pointed out that there are also various professionals and business owners living there.
Moreover, Mellieha which should be the other extreme using the 'southern' reasoning is in fact filled with uneducated people who perfectly fit the definition of hamalli. Other places like Rabat, Mtarfa, Mgarr, Dingli etc are also in the North and are filled with hamalli. Also, lets not forget the SLIEMA LAZY CORNER which is filled to the brim with hamalli.
Moreover, with government flats situated practicly in every town and city in Malta, you can be guaranteed to have your fair share of hamalli presence practically everywhere.
In my opinion, a person is a hamallu not by his home address but by the way he acts. Typical behaviours of hamalli are the following:
Loudmouthed,
use foul language,
basic education,
work blue collar or unemployed / businessmen in construction and related or bus drivers
talk with their mouth full
eat while walking
drive cars with stickers which sport exhibitionist statements like male prowess
have over 10% of body surface area covered by tattoos
kind hearted and helpful
approachable and friendly
down to earth
live in a government subsidised home
think their political party is a football team
attend ta’qali football matches
attend ‘il-marc ta’ filodu’ or other festas
interrupt others whilst they are speaking
cannot keep a queue particularly at the iromongery store
litter our streets and pavements
they hunt
attend ‘attivitajiet tal-massa’ (mass meetings, mass protests, lejla maltija etc)
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by ChrisDaGoat July 10, 2018
Get the Hamdallah mug.Please note that the definition stated is severely inaccurate. A hamallu is an obnoxious loud Maltese person but is not necessarily undeucated and to say that they are simply good for picking up garbage and bagging groceries is way too judgmental. A person practising one of the most well respected professions coming from the heart of swieqi, sliema or high ridge (considered the up-class places on this island and sometimes mistakenly so) could be considered as hamalli. So to stereotype people from the mentioned areas and of the specified background as hamalli is highly judgemental and of course inaccurate for the purpose of a dictionary.
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The men are usually covered in tattoos and piercings, and work with minimum wage income...or don't work at all and just drink beer. The spike up and gell their hair even if theyve only got a couple of strands left on their head. The women wear 10 layers of make up and clothes too small for their bodies with the brightest colours from cheap, buy 3 for the price of 1 shops, have bleeched hair,and chew gum all day. Both sexes swear and curse like their lives depended on it!
The hamalli kids and teens are typical asses who practically fail all their o'levels and therefore can't get a decent job and end up blaming the government (which not only offers free education, but also gives u a freakin stipend for just showing up at skool - but hamalli still refuse to take advantage of this *shows their idioticity*) for being unemployed...
They usually own beat up citroens who look as bad as their owners do! If they don't own a car, they can be found at the back of the public transport buses...avoid at all costs; if u can't then try avoid making eye contact!!
The men are usually covered in tattoos and piercings, and work with minimum wage income...or don't work at all and just drink beer. The spike up and gell their hair even if theyve only got a couple of strands left on their head. The women wear 10 layers of make up and clothes too small for their bodies with the brightest colours from cheap, buy 3 for the price of 1 shops, have bleeched hair,and chew gum all day. Both sexes swear and curse like their lives depended on it!
The hamalli kids and teens are typical asses who practically fail all their o'levels and therefore can't get a decent job and end up blaming the government (which not only offers free education, but also gives u a freakin stipend for just showing up at skool - but hamalli still refuse to take advantage of this *shows their idioticity*) for being unemployed...
They usually own beat up citroens who look as bad as their owners do! If they don't own a car, they can be found at the back of the public transport buses...avoid at all costs; if u can't then try avoid making eye contact!!
Hamallu/a: Haq al madoffi dinja, ersaqsli minn fejn il karozza li ma mmurx nifqalek wiccek...al f*xx %l-l£b! ?mm*kk...
Hamallu/a: Aw man ara xnaqa rimmijiet u sound jifqa l'@ll@ armajtilha il karozza...xtahseb?
Decent Guy: Xorta kerha il-karozza siehbi..
Hamallu/a: *Punches other guy* *Arrested*
Places found: Valletta, Birgu, Bormla, B'Kara, Zurrieq, Zejtun, Marsa, Birzebbugia, Marsaxlokk, anywhere in the south...and some are also found in Gozo! Beware!
Hamallu/a: Aw man ara xnaqa rimmijiet u sound jifqa l'@ll@ armajtilha il karozza...xtahseb?
Decent Guy: Xorta kerha il-karozza siehbi..
Hamallu/a: *Punches other guy* *Arrested*
Places found: Valletta, Birgu, Bormla, B'Kara, Zurrieq, Zejtun, Marsa, Birzebbugia, Marsaxlokk, anywhere in the south...and some are also found in Gozo! Beware!
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Keven started convulsing on the floor, he began to scream "Shamala Hamala", the rest of the Gays at the church soon followed in suite.
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