Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Lungijams

Meaning: Pyjamas stitched out of lungis.
Pronunciation: Loong-ghee-jams
Usage: One way to extend the product life cycle of Lungis is to launch Lungijams for the international market.
Root: LUNGI + pyJAMaS

Sunday, June 01, 2014

Aciditty

Meaning: Song composed under the influence of hallucinogenic substances.
Pronunciation: Acid-dit-tea
Usage: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by Beatles is one of the more famous aciditties.
Root: Acid (slang for drugs) + Ditty (song).
Another meaning: Aciditty is also the belching, burping sounds one makes due to acidity.

Eastrogen & Westrogen

Meaning: The mystery element that makes us either eastern in orientation or western.
Pronunciation: East-trojan & West-trojan.
Usage: Narendra Modi has more eastrogen in him than westrogen.
Root: Eastrogen is a play on Estrogen (the hormone that promotes the feminine nature. Westrogen is an improvisation of Eastrogen.