Meaning: A lotus eater.
Pronunciation: Hal-lew-sin-no-gent.
Usage: The only way I can hope to paint like Dali is to become a hallucinogent.
Root: From hallucinogen (a drug that causes hallucinations) + gent.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Keptomaniac
Meaning: A habitual stealer of mistresses.
Pronunciation: Kept-toe-may-ni-yak.
Usage: Don't introduce your chick to him, he's a keptomaniac.
Root: Derived from Kleptomaniac. Kept here refers to 'a mistress or one who's kept well in exchange for sexual favours'.
Pronunciation: Kept-toe-may-ni-yak.
Usage: Don't introduce your chick to him, he's a keptomaniac.
Root: Derived from Kleptomaniac. Kept here refers to 'a mistress or one who's kept well in exchange for sexual favours'.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Goodie Governance
Meaning: When a particular government's way of functioning is to give freebies to the public in the hope of retaining power during the subsequent elections.
Pronunciation: Goo-dee Governance
Usage: Goodie governance is a practice passed on to the PAAP by the Congress.
Root: Self Evident
Pronunciation: Goo-dee Governance
Usage: Goodie governance is a practice passed on to the PAAP by the Congress.
Root: Self Evident
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Thursday, October 09, 2014
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
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.
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.
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.
Friday, April 25, 2014
Monday, March 24, 2014
Hobbytuarist
Meaning: One who spends a lot of time, writing off others.
Pronunciation: Hobby-choo-war-ist.
Usage: Those who do nothing with their lives, turn hobbytuarists.
Root: Hobby + Obituarist.
Pronunciation: Hobby-choo-war-ist.
Usage: Those who do nothing with their lives, turn hobbytuarists.
Root: Hobby + Obituarist.
Sunday, March 23, 2014
NaMonopoly
Meaning: Reducing a mass-based party into a one-man show.
Pronunciation: Namo-nop-poly
Usage: In six months, the BJP will be a NaMonopoly with no role for moderates and anyone with a sphere of influence.
Root: NaMo (the name of a political leader)+ Monopoly
Pronunciation: Namo-nop-poly
Usage: In six months, the BJP will be a NaMonopoly with no role for moderates and anyone with a sphere of influence.
Root: NaMo (the name of a political leader)+ Monopoly
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Superhyperultratouchy
Meaning: One who takes offence at almost anything.
Pronunciation: Soo-pa-high-pa-ull-tra-touch-chee.
Usage: In a land full of the superhyperultratouchy, there can be no stand-up comedians.
Root: Self explanatory.
Pronunciation: Soo-pa-high-pa-ull-tra-touch-chee.
Usage: In a land full of the superhyperultratouchy, there can be no stand-up comedians.
Root: Self explanatory.
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Thursday, October 03, 2013
Capitalite
Meaning: One who bankrolls parties thrown for socialites. And hence makes it to Page 3.
Pronunciation: Capital-light.
Usage: Subbi Rami Reddy is a well known capitalite.
Root: Quite obvious.
Pronunciation: Capital-light.
Usage: Subbi Rami Reddy is a well known capitalite.
Root: Quite obvious.
Friday, August 23, 2013
Ascetic Acid
Meaning: Mind altering substances used by sadhus
Pronunciation: Self explanatory.
Usage: Come Kumbh Mela or Shivratri, the demand for ascetic acid skyrockets.
Root: Ascetic (a hermit) + Acid (Slang for hallucinogens).
Pronunciation: Self explanatory.
Usage: Come Kumbh Mela or Shivratri, the demand for ascetic acid skyrockets.
Root: Ascetic (a hermit) + Acid (Slang for hallucinogens).
Tuesday, August 06, 2013
Trikalyatri
Meaning: Time traveler.
Pronunciation: Three-kaal-ya-three.
Usage: Trikalyatris are not a figment of our fertile imagination. For all you know, they may be the faceless crowd we never bother to see.
Root: Trikal (Hindi for past, present and future) + Yatri (Hindi for traveler).
Pronunciation: Three-kaal-ya-three.
Usage: Trikalyatris are not a figment of our fertile imagination. For all you know, they may be the faceless crowd we never bother to see.
Root: Trikal (Hindi for past, present and future) + Yatri (Hindi for traveler).
Friday, August 02, 2013
Andhraoid
Meaning: An alien (from Andhra) working or living in Telengana.
Pronunciation: Aan-dhroid.
Usage: The leaders of the Telengana movement are clear that they wish to treat Andhraoids as second class citizens.
Root: Andhra (short form for Andhra Pradesh, a state in Southern India)+ -oid (suffix meaning 'resembling').
Pronunciation: Aan-dhroid.
Usage: The leaders of the Telengana movement are clear that they wish to treat Andhraoids as second class citizens.
Root: Andhra (short form for Andhra Pradesh, a state in Southern India)+ -oid (suffix meaning 'resembling').
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Echonomist
Meaning: An amateur with no academic qualifications who passes himself off as an economist.
Pronunciation: Ecko-norm-mist.
Usage: There are way too many libertarian echonomists these days who just parrot what they read on the net.
Root: Echo (to resemble or imitate) + Economist.
Pronunciation: Ecko-norm-mist.
Usage: There are way too many libertarian echonomists these days who just parrot what they read on the net.
Root: Echo (to resemble or imitate) + Economist.
Monday, July 22, 2013
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Frugalbandi
Meaning: Buying 2 for the price of 1.
Pronunciation: Froo-gull-bun-dhee.
Usage: In off-seasons, brands dance to the tune of frugalbandi.
Root: Frugal (Save) + Jugalbandi (a duet)
Pronunciation: Froo-gull-bun-dhee.
Usage: In off-seasons, brands dance to the tune of frugalbandi.
Root: Frugal (Save) + Jugalbandi (a duet)
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Scarycature
Meaning: A horrific parody.
Pronunciation: Scary-kay-cher.
Usage: History repeats itself thrice. First as tragedy, second as farce, third as a scarycature.
Root: From 'Scary Caricature'.
Pronunciation: Scary-kay-cher.
Usage: History repeats itself thrice. First as tragedy, second as farce, third as a scarycature.
Root: From 'Scary Caricature'.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Affeminine
Meaning: Being less feminine.
Pronunciation: Af-fay-me-9
Usage: After her sex change operation, Michael felt affeminine.
Root: Af-(prefix meaning 'off or away') + Feminine.
Variations: Affeminate & Affemination. Affemination is the equivalent of emasculation.
Pronunciation: Af-fay-me-9
Usage: After her sex change operation, Michael felt affeminine.
Root: Af-(prefix meaning 'off or away') + Feminine.
Variations: Affeminate & Affemination. Affemination is the equivalent of emasculation.
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