Friday, April 27, 2007

AWSD Syndrome

Meaning: Extreme addiction to gaming on the PC.
Pronounciation: Easy
Usage: I am suffering from a relapse of the AWSD syndrome...don't know when I am going to kick the habit!
Root: A,W,S & D are the keys on your PC's keyboard that are generally used to control movement of your characters in computer games.

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Sweardplay

Meaning: Wordplay on swear words.
Pronounciation: Easy
Usage: Thanks to his superior sweardplay, he confounded his opponent by saying three swear words in one breath.
Root: Swear + Swordplay

Contributed by humorist Anand Ramachandran, of Son of Bosey and Papayas Are People, too fame.

Blop

Meaning: A Blog that flopped.
Pronounciation: Blaap
Usage: Most blogs finally end up as Blops as the writers either get bored or run out of creativity. A good example is Al-Bacteria.
Root: Blog + Flop

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Chuckravyuha

Meaning: A plot to bring disrepute to a cricketer by claiming his use of suspicious bowling (or 'chucking')techniques.
Pronounciation: Chuck-raa-view-ha
Usage: I am just surprised how only Asian cricketers are targeted in these chuckravyuhas.
Root: Chakravyuha(a battle strategy used in the Mahabaratha to encircle and ensnare one's opponent) + chucking