Meaning: Tiny island resorts.
Pronunciation: Small-dee-ves.
Usage: The future of time share lies in developing thematic smalldives.
Root: Small + Maldives.
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Serendipati
Meaning: A husband, by accident.
Pronunciation: Ser-ren-dip-path-thee.
Usage: Sunil Dutt was Nargis's Serendipati.
Root: Serendipity + Pati (Hindi for husband).
Pronunciation: Ser-ren-dip-path-thee.
Usage: Sunil Dutt was Nargis's Serendipati.
Root: Serendipity + Pati (Hindi for husband).
Pressipitate
Meaning: Causing a crisis by sensationalizing an innocuous incident.
Pronunciation: Rhymes with precipitate.
Usage: The Aamir-Shah Rukh rift was pressipitated by a lead article in the Times of India.
Root: Obvious.
Pronunciation: Rhymes with precipitate.
Usage: The Aamir-Shah Rukh rift was pressipitated by a lead article in the Times of India.
Root: Obvious.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Freeconcile
Meaning: The mental adjustment (as in lowering of expectations) one makes, when something is dished out for free.
Pronunciation: Rhymes with reconcile.
Usage: When I began complaining about the picture quality of the TV given to me by the DMK government, my friend quipped, "Muft mein mil saale freeconcile kar le."
Root: Obvious.
Pronunciation: Rhymes with reconcile.
Usage: When I began complaining about the picture quality of the TV given to me by the DMK government, my friend quipped, "Muft mein mil saale freeconcile kar le."
Root: Obvious.
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