Meaning: A badly maintained loo that hurts all your senses.
Pronunciation: Ouch-cha-ley
Usage: Indian Railways must be given the credit of fathering a zillion ouchalys.
Root: Ouch (an expression of displeasure) + Shauchalay (Hindi for toilet).
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Staringytis
Meaning: Tired irritated eyes due to constant gaping at the computer screen.
Pronunciation: Stare-rin-jy-tis.
Usage: The only cure to staringytis is get back to the real world and its real problems.
Root: Staring (to gaze intently) + -itis (suffix used to denote inflammation of an organ.)
Pronunciation: Stare-rin-jy-tis.
Usage: The only cure to staringytis is get back to the real world and its real problems.
Root: Staring (to gaze intently) + -itis (suffix used to denote inflammation of an organ.)
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Kihuahua
Meaning: A dog of unknown pedigree.
Pronunciation: Key-wah-wah.
Usage: One day when I was driving past the central station, I came across an adorable kihuahua entreating me to take her home.
Root: Ki (Bengali for 'what') + Chihuahua (a breed of dog) = What breed is this dog?
Pronunciation: Key-wah-wah.
Usage: One day when I was driving past the central station, I came across an adorable kihuahua entreating me to take her home.
Root: Ki (Bengali for 'what') + Chihuahua (a breed of dog) = What breed is this dog?
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Tressposer
Meaning: One who wears a wig.
Pronunciation: Tress-pose-sir.
Usage: The dream sequence featured tressposers in electric blue gyrating to Bollywood beats.
Root: Tress (lock of hair) + Poser (one who acts the part).
Pronunciation: Tress-pose-sir.
Usage: The dream sequence featured tressposers in electric blue gyrating to Bollywood beats.
Root: Tress (lock of hair) + Poser (one who acts the part).
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Moanologue
Meaning: Crib session.
Pronunciation: Moan-no-log.
Usage: It's appraisal time. Get ready to be dragged into moanologues.
Root: Self explanatory.
Pronunciation: Moan-no-log.
Usage: It's appraisal time. Get ready to be dragged into moanologues.
Root: Self explanatory.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Heavisceration
Meaning: Removal of fat using surgical procedures.
Pronunciation: Heavy-sa-ray-shun.
Usage: The flabby government badly needs to undergo an urgent heavisceration.
Root: Heavy + Evisceration (operating out internal parts)
Pronunciation: Heavy-sa-ray-shun.
Usage: The flabby government badly needs to undergo an urgent heavisceration.
Root: Heavy + Evisceration (operating out internal parts)
Thursday, March 07, 2013
Sherial Killer
Meaning: A woman who has broken many hearts.
Pronunciation: She-real-killa.
Usage: If I had the powers, I'd launch an insurance scheme for victims of sherial killers.
Root: A woman with killer looks and serial boyfriends.
Pronunciation: She-real-killa.
Usage: If I had the powers, I'd launch an insurance scheme for victims of sherial killers.
Root: A woman with killer looks and serial boyfriends.
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Linked Ingineering
Meaning: The science of social climbing using networking.
Pronunciation: Linked-engine-near-ring.
Usage: Novices in linked ingineering will have to settle for the wooden spoon in the rat race.
Root: LinkedIn (the site for business networking) + Engineering.
Pronunciation: Linked-engine-near-ring.
Usage: Novices in linked ingineering will have to settle for the wooden spoon in the rat race.
Root: LinkedIn (the site for business networking) + Engineering.
Saturday, March 02, 2013
Scooperman
Meaning: One with many big exposés to his credit.
Pronunciation: Scooper-man.
Usage: In the absence of investigative journalism, Arvind Kejriwal has emerged as the scooperman of our times.
Root: Scoop (a news exclusive) + Superman
Pronunciation: Scooper-man.
Usage: In the absence of investigative journalism, Arvind Kejriwal has emerged as the scooperman of our times.
Root: Scoop (a news exclusive) + Superman
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