Meaning: A female philanderer.
Pronunciation: Promise-Q-T.
Usage: There are cuties and promiscuties. The charm of the promiscutie lies in the promise.
Root: Promiscuity + Cutie.
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
Cause Theta
Meaning: The hidden angle or motive behind celebrities taking up causes.
Pronunciation: Coz-thee-ta.
Usage: Arundhati's cause theta for embracing the Kashmiri stuggle is, perhaps, the Nobel Peace Prize.
Root: From the mathematical term with the same sound.
Pronunciation: Coz-thee-ta.
Usage: Arundhati's cause theta for embracing the Kashmiri stuggle is, perhaps, the Nobel Peace Prize.
Root: From the mathematical term with the same sound.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Friday, October 08, 2010
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Menchewrian
Meaning: Cannibal.
Pronunciation: Men-choo-ri-yan.
Usage: Gopi went to interview a menchewrian and ended up as Gopi Manchurian.
Root: Obvious.
Pronunciation: Men-choo-ri-yan.
Usage: Gopi went to interview a menchewrian and ended up as Gopi Manchurian.
Root: Obvious.
Pyrobiblic
Meaning: Book burner.
Pronunciation: Py-row-bib-lick.
Usage: It doesn't take much to be world famous. Terry Jones learned this by threatening to become a pyrobiblic.
Root: Pyro (Greek for fire) + Biblio (book) + -ic (suffix for pertaining to).
Pronunciation: Py-row-bib-lick.
Usage: It doesn't take much to be world famous. Terry Jones learned this by threatening to become a pyrobiblic.
Root: Pyro (Greek for fire) + Biblio (book) + -ic (suffix for pertaining to).
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Sunday, August 08, 2010
Metapharaoh
Meaning: The God's representative in the world of Metaphors. He who rules with the just simile. Capable of high degree of abstraction, and simple language.
Usage: 'that journalist can come up with the mother of all metaphors, man! He is the Metapharoah!'
Pronunciation: Met-ah-far-oh.
Root: Metaphor (a figure of speech) + Pharaoh (the supreme ruler of all Egypt).
Usage: 'that journalist can come up with the mother of all metaphors, man! He is the Metapharoah!'
Pronunciation: Met-ah-far-oh.
Root: Metaphor (a figure of speech) + Pharaoh (the supreme ruler of all Egypt).
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Friday, July 09, 2010
Paulitechnic
Meaning: Using animals/plants to arrive at a prediction.
Pronunciation: Paul-lee-tech-neek.
Usage: The biggest contribution of FIFA World Cup 2010 is the fillip it's given to paulitechnic.
Root: Paul (the octopus) + Technic (Special skill)
Pronunciation: Paul-lee-tech-neek.
Usage: The biggest contribution of FIFA World Cup 2010 is the fillip it's given to paulitechnic.
Root: Paul (the octopus) + Technic (Special skill)
Thursday, July 08, 2010
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Oopsy Desi
Meaning: An NRI who's made a wrong move by shifting base from India.
Pronunciation: oops-see-they-see.
Usage: Software companies in India are chock-a-block with panic resumes from the oopsy desis.
Root: Oopsy Daisy (an expression admitting goof) + Desi (Persons of Indian Origin).
Pronunciation: oops-see-they-see.
Usage: Software companies in India are chock-a-block with panic resumes from the oopsy desis.
Root: Oopsy Daisy (an expression admitting goof) + Desi (Persons of Indian Origin).
Sexomorphing
Meaning: Change of sex through an operation.
Pronunciation: Sexo-morf-fing.
Usage: Imagine a movie script that's about a man who marries his female self after sexomorphing. Wouldn't that make an interesting plot?
Root: Pretty obvious.
Pronunciation: Sexo-morf-fing.
Usage: Imagine a movie script that's about a man who marries his female self after sexomorphing. Wouldn't that make an interesting plot?
Root: Pretty obvious.
Monday, July 05, 2010
Planckomaps
Meaning: Cosmic images sewn together by the Planck Satellite.
Pronunciation: Plank-co-maps.
Usage: Planckomaps are plotted after six months of sky sweeps using nine different frequencies.
Root: Plancko (of Planck) + Maps (a representation of space showing relative position of parts).
Pronunciation: Plank-co-maps.
Usage: Planckomaps are plotted after six months of sky sweeps using nine different frequencies.
Root: Plancko (of Planck) + Maps (a representation of space showing relative position of parts).
Saturday, July 03, 2010
Buycarbonate
Meaning: A habitual diamond shopper.
Pronunciation: Buy-carb-bun-ate.
Usage: Women turn buycarbonates as a karmic response for hooking up with jerks.
Root: Buy (shop) + Carbon (diamond is carbon stone) + -ate (one who does).
Pronunciation: Buy-carb-bun-ate.
Usage: Women turn buycarbonates as a karmic response for hooking up with jerks.
Root: Buy (shop) + Carbon (diamond is carbon stone) + -ate (one who does).
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Spythiakaran
Meaning: Crazy stalker.
Pronunciation: Spy-thee-ya-car-run.
Usage: If you don't have your share of spythiakarans, you've not made it as an item queen in Kollywood.
Root: Spy (covert watch) + Paithiakaran (tamil for crazy man).
Pronunciation: Spy-thee-ya-car-run.
Usage: If you don't have your share of spythiakarans, you've not made it as an item queen in Kollywood.
Root: Spy (covert watch) + Paithiakaran (tamil for crazy man).
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Gaaji Mastan
Meaning: One who'll do anything for an extended batting session.
Pronunciation: Ga-jee-mus-thaan.
Usage: Chetan Chauhan and Anshuman Gaekwad are Gaaji Mastans of yore.
Root: Gaaji (a street cricket term in Chennai) + Haji Mastan (name of a bootlegger don)
Pronunciation: Ga-jee-mus-thaan.
Usage: Chetan Chauhan and Anshuman Gaekwad are Gaaji Mastans of yore.
Root: Gaaji (a street cricket term in Chennai) + Haji Mastan (name of a bootlegger don)
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Spillter Coffee
Meaning: What remains in the cup after spilling the coffee.
Pronunciation: Self explanatory.
Usage: Life is like spillter coffee. You have to get by with what is left over.
Root: Spill + Filter Coffee.
Pronunciation: Self explanatory.
Usage: Life is like spillter coffee. You have to get by with what is left over.
Root: Spill + Filter Coffee.
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Chain Therapy
Meaning: Forming human networks and helping patients by using the power of many.
Pronunciation: Self explanatory.
Usage: Chain Therapy is the way forward for millions of poor people who cannot afford to pay their hospital bills.
Root: Chain (network) + Therapy (treatment of illness).
Note: The concept is already up and running here.
Pronunciation: Self explanatory.
Usage: Chain Therapy is the way forward for millions of poor people who cannot afford to pay their hospital bills.
Root: Chain (network) + Therapy (treatment of illness).
Note: The concept is already up and running here.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Reverse Spin Doctor
Meaning: Devil's advocate.
Pronunciation: Obvious.
Usage: After the Booker Prize, Arundhati Roy made a name for herself as an eloquent reverse spin doctor.
Root: Reverse Spin (a cricketing term for the other one) + Spin Doctor.
Pronunciation: Obvious.
Usage: After the Booker Prize, Arundhati Roy made a name for herself as an eloquent reverse spin doctor.
Root: Reverse Spin (a cricketing term for the other one) + Spin Doctor.
Paadhi Shudha
Meaning: Almost living like a married couple.
Pronunciation: Pa-dhi-shoe-dha.
Usage: Being paadhi shudha is an easy way out for commitment phobes.
Root: Paadhi (Half in tamil) + Shaadi Shudha (wedlock) = Half married.
Pronunciation: Pa-dhi-shoe-dha.
Usage: Being paadhi shudha is an easy way out for commitment phobes.
Root: Paadhi (Half in tamil) + Shaadi Shudha (wedlock) = Half married.
Saturday, April 03, 2010
Wordaphone
Meaning: An internet enabled mobile device that can be used only for texting.
Pronunciation: Word-da-fone.
Usage: The wordafone can be a handy device for the deaf.
Root: Word + Vodafone (synonymous with mobile communication).
Pronunciation: Word-da-fone.
Usage: The wordafone can be a handy device for the deaf.
Root: Word + Vodafone (synonymous with mobile communication).
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