Meaning: The lust to consume, more and more sweets.
Pronunciation: Jong-greed.
Usage: Bongs are known for their sweet tooth and legendary jangreed.
Root: Jangree (a sweet in South India) + Greed.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Modembakkam
Meaning: A networked area.
Pronunciation: Mo-dem-bach-cum.
Usage: Our organisation is a modembakkam. We have a WAN connecting all our branches with VSATs.
Root: Modem + bakkam (suffix for any area in tamil).
Pronunciation: Mo-dem-bach-cum.
Usage: Our organisation is a modembakkam. We have a WAN connecting all our branches with VSATs.
Root: Modem + bakkam (suffix for any area in tamil).
Slangfroid
Meaning: A cool slang. Or a slang in vogue.
Pronunciation: Slang-fwa.
Usage: I just read about 'bitch piss'. Methinks it's very slangfroid.
Root: Slang + Froid (French for cold/cool).
Pronunciation: Slang-fwa.
Usage: I just read about 'bitch piss'. Methinks it's very slangfroid.
Root: Slang + Froid (French for cold/cool).
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Ampersaand
Meaning: The collective noun for bulls.
Pronunciation: Am-per-saa-nd.
Usage: A cattle of bulls sounds so sissy compared to an ampersaand of bulls.
Root: Ampersand (Conjunction) + Saand (Hindi for Bull).
Pronunciation: Am-per-saa-nd.
Usage: A cattle of bulls sounds so sissy compared to an ampersaand of bulls.
Root: Ampersand (Conjunction) + Saand (Hindi for Bull).
Saturday, February 09, 2008
Contortoys
Meaning: Transformer toys that can be tweaked into any shape or form.
Pronunciation: Cunt-tor-toys.
Usage: Human beings are the contortoys of the children in heaven.
Root: Contort (to twist) + Toys.
Pronunciation: Cunt-tor-toys.
Usage: Human beings are the contortoys of the children in heaven.
Root: Contort (to twist) + Toys.
Judwa Shabd
Meaning: Synonym.
Pronunciation: Ju-d-va Sha-b-dh.
Usage: Coword is a judwa shabd for synonym.
Root: Judwa (Hindi for Twin) + Shabd (Hindi for Word).
Pronunciation: Ju-d-va Sha-b-dh.
Usage: Coword is a judwa shabd for synonym.
Root: Judwa (Hindi for Twin) + Shabd (Hindi for Word).
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Indomination
Meaning: Muscle flexing by the emerging superpower, India.
Pronunciation: Ind-doe-me-nation
Usage: Steve Bucknor was done in by indomination.
Root: Indo + Domination.
Pronunciation: Ind-doe-me-nation
Usage: Steve Bucknor was done in by indomination.
Root: Indo + Domination.
Monday, January 07, 2008
Photogrammer
Meaning: An extraordinarily strict, by-the-books photographer.
Pronunciation: Foto-gram-uh.
Usage: Chandrachoodan's photos would please even the most anal photogrammer.
Root: Photographer + Grammar.
Pronunciation: Foto-gram-uh.
Usage: Chandrachoodan's photos would please even the most anal photogrammer.
Root: Photographer + Grammar.
Saturday, January 05, 2008
Trustrologer
Meaning: A believer in astrology.
Pronunciation: Trust-traw-la-jer.
Usage: Trustrologers will never sign business deals during raahu kaalam.
Root: Trust + Astrologer.
Pronunciation: Trust-traw-la-jer.
Usage: Trustrologers will never sign business deals during raahu kaalam.
Root: Trust + Astrologer.
Tamasochist
Meaning: A willingness or tendency to surrender oneself to the darker forces.
Pronunciation: Tha-mass-so-kist
Usage: Anakin Skywalker was a Tamasochist.
Root: Tamas (Sanskrit for darkness)+ Masochist.
Pronunciation: Tha-mass-so-kist
Usage: Anakin Skywalker was a Tamasochist.
Root: Tamas (Sanskrit for darkness)+ Masochist.
Nicktitation
Meaning: The reflex action of a batsmen that well and truly gives away the fact that he had nicked the ball to the keeper.
Pronunciation: Nick-ti-tay-shun.
Usage: The umpire didn't hesitate to lift his finger after seeing Hussey's nicktitation.
Root: Nick (to edge) + Nictitation (reflexive blinking or winking of the eye).
Pronunciation: Nick-ti-tay-shun.
Usage: The umpire didn't hesitate to lift his finger after seeing Hussey's nicktitation.
Root: Nick (to edge) + Nictitation (reflexive blinking or winking of the eye).
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Aanamatopoeic
Meaning: Anything that sounds huge.
Pronunciation: Aa-na-meto-pick
Usage: Dolly Parton's you-know-what had this aanaimatopoeic quality once upon a time.
Root: Aana (Mallu for elephant) + Onomatopoeic (Innately sounding).
Pronunciation: Aa-na-meto-pick
Usage: Dolly Parton's you-know-what had this aanaimatopoeic quality once upon a time.
Root: Aana (Mallu for elephant) + Onomatopoeic (Innately sounding).
Friday, December 28, 2007
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Hansack
Meaning: An act of plunder and destruction wrought by swans.
Pronunciation: like ransack - hans (as in hands, without the 'd') + sak.
Usage: Sneaky swans! They look like they might hansack our village anytime.
Root: Hans - the Sanskrit word for swan + ransack
Pronunciation: like ransack - hans (as in hands, without the 'd') + sak.
Usage: Sneaky swans! They look like they might hansack our village anytime.
Root: Hans - the Sanskrit word for swan + ransack
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Burghlar
Meaning: A city-dwelling thief.
Pronounciation: Buh-rg-lur
Usage: Chennai is seeing a sudden increase in the number of burghlars.
Root: Burgher (city dweller) + burglar
Pronounciation: Buh-rg-lur
Usage: Chennai is seeing a sudden increase in the number of burghlars.
Root: Burgher (city dweller) + burglar
Saturday, December 08, 2007
Shoddyshuda
Meaning: In a messy state of matrimony.
Pronunciation: Shod-dee-shoo-da.
Usage: Being single is better than being shoddyshuda.
Root: Shadishuda (the hindi term for being married) + Shoddy (Of inferior quality).
Pronunciation: Shod-dee-shoo-da.
Usage: Being single is better than being shoddyshuda.
Root: Shadishuda (the hindi term for being married) + Shoddy (Of inferior quality).
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Actolastsec
Meaning: Person who does things at the eleventh hour.
Pronunciation: Acto-toe-las-sec.
Usage: From tax-filing to going-to-the-loo, I've always been an actolastsec.
Root: Acto (actor = one who acts) + Last Sec (last second).
Pronunciation: Acto-toe-las-sec.
Usage: From tax-filing to going-to-the-loo, I've always been an actolastsec.
Root: Acto (actor = one who acts) + Last Sec (last second).
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