Meaning: A publication full of paid news and advertorial content.
Pronunciation: Rev-when-news.
Usage: Every media house is today facing one dilemma: To convert the newspaper into a revenews paper or not.
Root: Revenues + News Paper.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Paatisserie
Meaning: A South Indian shop that sells traditional sweets.
Pronunciation: Paati-seri.
Usage: Adyar Grand Sweets & Snacks is the finest paatisserie in town.
Root: Paati (tamil for grand mother) + Patisserie (a maker of cakes & chocolates).
Pronunciation: Paati-seri.
Usage: Adyar Grand Sweets & Snacks is the finest paatisserie in town.
Root: Paati (tamil for grand mother) + Patisserie (a maker of cakes & chocolates).
Friday, April 13, 2012
Venture Crapitalist
Meaning: A funder, who treats the management of the venture he's funded, like shit.
Pronunciation: When-cher-crappy-tull-list.
Usage: My friend kissed his idea goodbye, when the venture crapitalist started getting hands-on on a day to day level.
Root: Self explanatory.
Pronunciation: When-cher-crappy-tull-list.
Usage: My friend kissed his idea goodbye, when the venture crapitalist started getting hands-on on a day to day level.
Root: Self explanatory.
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Delta X-Men
Meaning: Folks who cannot look beyond the incremental.
Pronunciation: Dell-ta-ex-men.
Usage: Ambition is not a word you associate with Delta X-Men.
Root: Derived from Delta X (mathematical term for incremental movement) + X-Men (A breed known for doing extraordinary things). Delta X-Men is the antonym for X-Men.
Pronunciation: Dell-ta-ex-men.
Usage: Ambition is not a word you associate with Delta X-Men.
Root: Derived from Delta X (mathematical term for incremental movement) + X-Men (A breed known for doing extraordinary things). Delta X-Men is the antonym for X-Men.
Monday, April 02, 2012
Cheesenophilia
Meaning: An intense craving to be photographed.
Pronunciation: Cheese-no-fill-lee-ya.
Usage: Most good looking women suffer from cheesenophilia.
Root: Cheese (as in 'Say Cheese') + No (deprivation) + Philia (liking) = The disorder where a person feels photograph-deprived all the time and hence nurtures a desire to be clicked.
Pronunciation: Cheese-no-fill-lee-ya.
Usage: Most good looking women suffer from cheesenophilia.
Root: Cheese (as in 'Say Cheese') + No (deprivation) + Philia (liking) = The disorder where a person feels photograph-deprived all the time and hence nurtures a desire to be clicked.
Sunday, April 01, 2012
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