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Thursday, July 08, 2010
Chorigamy
Meaning: Marriage on the sly.
Pronunciation: Chor-ri-gam-me.
Usage: When you have khap panchayats issuing diktats, I won't blame some people if they resort to chorigamy.
Root: Chori Chori (Hindi for surreptitiously) + -gamy (Greek for marriage).
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