Thursday, July 17, 2008

Fatonement

Meaning: An aftermath of binging on food. Usually, starts with a guilt trip and ends with a period of mad dieting to shed the newly acquired flab.
Pronunciation: Fa-tone-ment.
Usage: What's the point of fatonement if you're going to hog like a pig after a week of ascetic dieting?
Root: Fat + Atonement.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Clapitulation

Meaning: Pandering to the gallery.
Pronunciation: Clap-pee-tue-lay-shun.
Usage: The abject clapitulation of Bollywood to forces of commerce is a source of concern.
Root: Clap + Capitulation.

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Bawho

Meaning: The elusive ideal daughter-in-law.
Pronunciation: Ba-who.
Usage: Moms in India search for bawhos and not biwis for their laadla.
Root: Bahu (daughter-in-law in hindi) + Who.

Friday, July 04, 2008

Windsinuate

Meaning: To accuse someone of farting.
Pronunciation: Win-sin-nu-ate.
Usage: Thumb rule of the Book of Farts: the one who windsinuates first is always the culprit.
Root: Wind + Insinuate.