Sunday, December 16, 2007

Crookshetra

Meaning: Place inhabited by criminals(or crooks).
Pronounciation: Crook-shay-thra
Usage: New Delhi is a prime example of a crookshetra as most of our MPs(Members of Parliament) infest it(and you probably thought I would mention our jails).
Root: Crook + Kurukshetra(A place where the final war of the Mahabharata occurred)

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Deja Woo

Meaning: An effort to use deja vu as an ice breaker with the opposite sex.
Pronounciation: Same
Usage: "Haven't I seen you before?" or "Haven't we met before?" are perfect examples of deja woo at work.
Root: Deja Vu + Woo

Monday, December 10, 2007

Maroma

Meaning: Aroma that you could die for!!
Pronounciation: Mur(as in murder)-o-ma
Usage: I wonder how our South Indian Vetha Kozhambu derives its maroma?!!!SLURP!!
Root: Mar(Hindi for die) + Aroma

Saturday, December 8, 2007

The Ama Sutra

Meaning: The Art of saying Yes(to your Boss).
Pronounciation: Aa-ma sooth-raa
Usage: One way to make it big in the Corporate world is to follow the principles of the Ama Sutra.
Root: The Kama Sutra + Ama('Yes' in the Tamil Language)
Also: Harmasutra - A set of principles to cause harm(a big follower of this is the CIA!).