<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767</id><updated>2012-02-16T15:01:08.959-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The Wizard Of Words</title><subtitle type='html'>Word play at its Zenith!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>72</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-7297147161126823353</id><published>2010-11-28T20:33:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-11-28T20:33:30.862-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Goondhari</title><content type='html'>&lt;i&gt;Meaning : Someone that turns the blind eye to illegal activity.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation : Goon-Dhaa-Ree&lt;br /&gt;Usage : Indian cops turn goondhaaris when it comes to challenging people who work for politicians.&lt;br /&gt;Root : Goon + &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandhari_%28character%29"&gt;Gandhari&lt;/a&gt; (A character in the Mahabharatha)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-7297147161126823353?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/7297147161126823353/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=7297147161126823353&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/7297147161126823353'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/7297147161126823353'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2010/11/goondhari.html' title='Goondhari'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-7455715276698374130</id><published>2010-10-07T17:37:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2010-10-07T17:40:25.277-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Kunemia</title><content type='html'>&lt;i&gt;Meaning : &lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;A &lt;span class="yshortcuts"&gt;&lt;span id="lw_1286490742_0" style="background-attachment: scroll; cursor: pointer;"&gt;degenerative disease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; of the spinal column that typically affects Indian politicians(esp. those from &lt;span class="yshortcuts"&gt;&lt;span id="lw_1286490742_1"&gt;Tamil Nadu&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;) leading to lack of &lt;span class="yshortcuts"&gt;&lt;span id="lw_1286490742_2"&gt;self respect&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, morality and resolve. Physical characteristics of the disease include stooping before other &lt;span class="yshortcuts"&gt;&lt;span id="lw_1286490742_3"&gt;political leaders&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; or even falling on the floors at the feet of the same.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation : Kun-E-Mia&lt;br /&gt;Usage : Kunemia almost reached the status of an epidemic, when former &lt;span class="yshortcuts"&gt;&lt;span id="lw_1286490742_4" style="background-attachment: scroll; cursor: pointer;"&gt;Chief Minister&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; of Tamil Nadu, Ms.Jayalalitha was in power.&lt;br /&gt;Root : Kun-e/Kuni(Stoop in &lt;span class="yshortcuts"&gt;&lt;span id="lw_1286490742_5" style="background-attachment: scroll; cursor: pointer;"&gt;Tamil language&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;) + &lt;span class="yshortcuts"&gt;&lt;span id="lw_1286490742_6" style="background-attachment: scroll; cursor: pointer;"&gt;Anemia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-7455715276698374130?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/7455715276698374130/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=7455715276698374130&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/7455715276698374130'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/7455715276698374130'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2010/10/kunemia.html' title='Kunemia'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-2789483908285170037</id><published>2010-10-03T13:01:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2010-10-07T17:44:14.824-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Splat Personality</title><content type='html'>&lt;m:smallfrac m:val="off"&gt;    &lt;m:dispdef&gt;    &lt;m:lmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:rmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"&gt;    &lt;m:wrapindent m:val="1440"&gt;    &lt;m:intlim m:val="subSup"&gt;    &lt;m:narylim m:val="undOvr"&gt;   &lt;/m:narylim&gt;&lt;/m:intlim&gt; &lt;/m:wrapindent&gt;  &lt;/m:defjc&gt;&lt;/m:rmargin&gt;&lt;/m:lmargin&gt;&lt;/m:dispdef&gt;&lt;/m:smallfrac&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;Meaning : Someone that exhibits self-destructive behavior&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;Pronounciation : Easy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;Usage : The daredevil Evel Knievel had splat personality.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;Root : Splat(what happens when the parachute fails to open) + split personality&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-2789483908285170037?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/2789483908285170037/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=2789483908285170037&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/2789483908285170037'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/2789483908285170037'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2010/10/splat-personality.html' title='Splat Personality'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-4094830049136325131</id><published>2010-07-25T09:53:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-07-25T09:53:59.383-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Runny Mookerji</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning : Someone that has the flu and yet won’t take precautions to not spread the same&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation : Runny-Mooker-G&lt;br /&gt;Usage : “If you want, you can take an unpaid vacation, but I don’t want to see any runny mookerjis around the kitchen”, said Mr.Mukherji, the restauranter.&lt;br /&gt;Root : &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rani_Mukerji"&gt;Rani Mukerji&lt;/a&gt; + Runny Nose + Mooku(Nose in the Tamil language)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-4094830049136325131?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/4094830049136325131/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=4094830049136325131&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/4094830049136325131'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/4094830049136325131'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2010/07/runny-mookerji.html' title='Runny Mookerji'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-3393519769191914683</id><published>2010-04-27T21:48:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-04-27T21:48:34.635-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Mexorcism</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning : The act of chasing away illegal immigrants&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation : Mex-or-sy-zm&lt;br /&gt;Usage : The state of Arizona is the first to take mexorcism to a whole new level.&lt;br /&gt;Root : Mexico/Mexican + Exorcism&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-3393519769191914683?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/3393519769191914683/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=3393519769191914683&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/3393519769191914683'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/3393519769191914683'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2010/04/mexorcism.html' title='Mexorcism'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-8716212833808261576</id><published>2010-01-21T22:53:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-21T22:56:08.473-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Thunder Wear</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning : Provocative Dressing&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation : Easy&lt;br /&gt;Usage : Gone are the days of just Disco Santhi and Silk Smitha being under dressed. Nowadays most cinema actresses use thunder wear to attract their audiences!&lt;br /&gt;Root : Thunder(and flashy) + Underwear&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-8716212833808261576?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/8716212833808261576/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=8716212833808261576&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/8716212833808261576'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/8716212833808261576'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2010/01/thunder-wear.html' title='Thunder Wear'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-8298415517146300362</id><published>2010-01-03T14:23:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-03T14:23:23.747-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Nagatha Christie</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning : Someone who is prone to biting their nails in suspenseful situations.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation : Nug-aa-thaa-Christie&lt;br /&gt;Usage : The interviewee showed what a Nagatha Christie he was by leaving a pile of chewed off nails on the interviewer’s desk. The pile included toe nails!&lt;br /&gt;Root : Nagam (means finger nails in the Tamil language) + Agatha Christie (you know who)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-8298415517146300362?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/8298415517146300362/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=8298415517146300362&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/8298415517146300362'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/8298415517146300362'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2010/01/nagatha-christie.html' title='Nagatha Christie'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-1579143288190073942</id><published>2010-01-03T13:29:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-03T13:31:51.792-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Kalaimashani Award</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning : Award given to artists (mostly movie) for terrible performances&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation : Cull-I-Ma-Shun-E&lt;br /&gt;Usage : For torturing his audiences with a role that was just a repeat of all his previous movies Tamil actor Vijay, won the Kalaimashani award in 2009 for his role in ‘Vettaikkaran’.&lt;br /&gt;Root : Kalaimamani (An award given to artists by the Tamil Nadu Government) + Shani(In Indian astrology, Shani or the planet Saturn influences a person’s life negatively during his/her lifetime)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-1579143288190073942?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/1579143288190073942/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=1579143288190073942&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/1579143288190073942'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' 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'an' or 'a' before words like 'unique umbrella', then rest assured, you are suffering from IVS!&lt;br /&gt;Root : &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irritable_bowel_syndrome"&gt;IBS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-5049459658507805402?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/5049459658507805402/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=5049459658507805402&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/5049459658507805402'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/5049459658507805402'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2009/12/ivs.html' title='IVS'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-2549588811995486448</id><published>2009-12-02T22:49:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-02T22:49:33.981-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Thaaliban</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning : The Wife&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation : Thaw-Lee-Bon&lt;br /&gt;Usage : After marriage, the thaaliban is everywhere.The thaaliban knows what you see and what you speak.Watch what you do and obey the rules set up by the same else your life will get really miserable.&lt;br /&gt;Root : Thaali(the ceremonial thread worn by married women in India) + Taliban&lt;br /&gt;Also : Thalibehn - the dreaded elder sister(sometimes even younger) and&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Thalibahu - the much dreaded daughter-in-law&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some other words&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Talibang - what just happened to the suicide bomber!&lt;br /&gt;Talibandana - The famous turbans worn by them!&lt;br /&gt;Talibana - Taliban country (Inspired by Americana).Examples - Swat, Kandahar,etc.&lt;br /&gt;Talibunk - The guy that didnt show up for the suicide bombing.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-2549588811995486448?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-3735334467159240556</id><published>2009-11-19T20:08:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-19T20:12:05.215-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Flea Iacocca</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Meaning: A really bad CEO who screws the company he works for and yet leaves, a very rich man.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;Pronounciation : Easy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;Usage : Hank McKinnell, Pfizer's former CEO is a good example of a Flea Iacocca.He earned $198 million, including $78 million in deferred compensation that he built up in 35 years at the pharmaceutical company. Pfizer shares sank 40% on his watch, which ended last year. The company had to cut billions in costs and fire thousands of employees, and said it wouldn't see revenue growth until 2009.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;Source + Other 'Fleas' &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/Forbes/BadCEOsWhoWalkedAwayRich.aspx"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;here&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;Root : Flea + &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Iacocca"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;Lee Iacocca&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-3735334467159240556?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/3735334467159240556/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=3735334467159240556&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/3735334467159240556'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/3735334467159240556'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2009/11/flea-iacocca.html' title='Flea Iacocca'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-5683428285028523719</id><published>2009-09-28T21:39:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-09-28T21:50:27.722-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Claygiarism</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: What a potter does.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation : Easy&lt;br /&gt;Usage : If a novelist can be pulled up for plagiarism, for writing something similar, why can't a potter too, since he creates similar looking mud pots compared to other potters?&lt;br /&gt;Root : Clay + Plagiarism&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-5683428285028523719?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/5683428285028523719/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=5683428285028523719&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/5683428285028523719'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/5683428285028523719'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2009/09/meaning-what-potter-does.html' title='Claygiarism'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-3137122807484373842</id><published>2009-02-26T08:20:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-02-26T08:26:06.881-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Al Gebra</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: One of the terror modules of Mathematics. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Easy&lt;br /&gt;Usage: I wonder how many victims Al Gebra has claimed since its origins.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Al Qaeda + Algebra.&lt;br /&gt;Factoid : Algebra derives its name from the Arabic word,Al-Jabr.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-3137122807484373842?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/3137122807484373842/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=3137122807484373842&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/3137122807484373842'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/3137122807484373842'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2009/02/al-gebra.html' title='Al Gebra'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-3233126024558839898</id><published>2008-12-11T22:26:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-12-14T11:58:18.625-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Hymnast</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: A proficient classical singer. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Easy&lt;br /&gt;Usage: MS was a grand hymnast.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Hymn + gymnast.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-3233126024558839898?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-7107717845607322556</id><published>2008-12-11T22:17:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T22:33:31.088-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Appalamacy</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: Belligerence. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Up-lam-uh-see&lt;br /&gt;Usage: India better start using some appalamacy in tackling Pakistan...they are getting audacious by the day.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Appalam (a very thin wafer made of rice flour used as a side dish in South India. The wafer is made by &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;flattening&lt;/span&gt; rice batter) + Diplomacy.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-7107717845607322556?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/7107717845607322556/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=7107717845607322556&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/7107717845607322556'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/7107717845607322556'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' 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href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1957"&gt;Civil Rights Act of 1957&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Mammoth + Mouth.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-5822315560274982581?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/5822315560274982581/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=5822315560274982581&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/5822315560274982581'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/5822315560274982581'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2008/08/mammouth.html' title='Mammouth'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-6498163408287107602</id><published>2008-07-26T07:08:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-26T07:12:31.224-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Eeriod</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: Weird confused state experienced by men when women of their household inform them of the start of their periods. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: E-ree-yud&lt;br /&gt;Usage: A typical Eeriod lasts a few days and may happen multiple times in a month, depending upon the number of females in the household.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Eerie + Period&lt;div 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Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-3540120827630590553</id><published>2008-07-26T06:55:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-26T07:07:50.135-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Maytell Detector</title><content type='html'>Meaning: &lt;em&gt;A purported mysterious device that tracks whether employees smuggle office supplies home. Can be set to various settings, such as 'ignore small items' like paper clips, erasers,etc but crack down on staplers, OC photocopies, potted plants, office equipment,etc.There is the 'WillTell' mode, where anything you try to smuggle out, is reported.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Easy&lt;br /&gt;Usage: As soon as the HR people spread rumors of deploying a maytell detector, office supplies miraculously stopped vanishing.&lt;br /&gt;Root: May tell + Metal Detector&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-3540120827630590553?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/3540120827630590553/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=3540120827630590553&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/3540120827630590553'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/3540120827630590553'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2008/07/maytell-detector.html' title='Maytell Detector'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-6506909809731768306</id><published>2008-06-02T20:27:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-06-18T17:24:23.735-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Soptical Illusion</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: Make believe gains. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Sop-tee-cul E-lew-shun&lt;br /&gt;Usage: Though we end up paying for both products, the 'Buy One, Get One Free!' concept is probably the most repeated(and successful) soptical illusion that marketers indulge in!&lt;br /&gt;Root: Sop + Optical Illusion&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-6506909809731768306?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/6506909809731768306/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=6506909809731768306&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/6506909809731768306'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/6506909809731768306'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2008/06/soptical-illusion.html' title='Soptical Illusion'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-6338295377824292345</id><published>2008-05-19T18:23:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-05-19T18:28:26.145-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Hundicap</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: Monetarily challenged. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Hoon-dee-cap&lt;br /&gt;Usage: I guess unlike the small temples on the road side, the Tirumala temple is never hundicapped.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Hundi(Coffer in any indian language) + handicap&lt;br /&gt;Also, Bondicap - Completely bankrupt! (from Bondi - Tamil for bankrupt)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-6338295377824292345?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/6338295377824292345/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=6338295377824292345&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/6338295377824292345'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/6338295377824292345'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2008/05/hundicap.html' title='Hundicap'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-1198930186593319497</id><published>2008-03-07T18:57:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-04-28T20:57:01.733-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Gabode</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: Awful smelling residence!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Gub-bode&lt;br /&gt;Usage: Bachelors live in gabodes!!Yeah,me too.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Gabbu(Tamil for stink) + Abode&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-1198930186593319497?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-4205957446249239072</id><published>2008-01-17T22:36:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-17T22:45:05.662-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Sayonaari</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: That girl who bids adieu to her mate once she comes to know that he's run out of money.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Suy-o-naa-ree&lt;br /&gt;Usage: The United States probably has the highest number of sayonaaris that want to have a good time at some other person's expense and vamoose once the money runs out.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Sayonara(Japanese for Goodbye) + Naari (Hindi for woman)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-4205957446249239072?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-1000261855172175916</id><published>2007-12-16T22:56:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-16T23:05:36.689-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Crookshetra</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: Place inhabited by criminals(or crooks).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Crook-shay-thra&lt;br /&gt;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).&lt;br /&gt;Root: Crook + &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurukshetra"&gt;Kurukshetra&lt;/a&gt;(A place where the final war of the &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabharata"&gt;Mahabharata&lt;/a&gt; occurred)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-1000261855172175916?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/1000261855172175916/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=1000261855172175916&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/1000261855172175916'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/1000261855172175916'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/12/crookshetra.html' title='Crookshetra'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-1253596672782968615</id><published>2007-12-13T17:21:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-13T17:36:08.803-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Deja Woo</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: An effort to use deja vu as an ice breaker with the opposite sex.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Same&lt;br /&gt;Usage: "Haven't I seen you before?" or "Haven't we met before?" are perfect examples of deja woo at work.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Deja Vu + Woo&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-1253596672782968615?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-7558147789951413918</id><published>2007-12-10T19:32:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-10T19:37:21.548-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Maroma</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: Aroma that you could die for!!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Mur(as in &lt;em&gt;mur&lt;/em&gt;der)-o-ma&lt;br /&gt;Usage: I wonder how our South Indian &lt;a href="http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/asia/indian/onion-vetha-kozhambu1.html"&gt;Vetha Kozhambu &lt;/a&gt;derives its maroma?!!!SLURP!!&lt;br /&gt;Root: Mar(Hindi for die) + Aroma&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-7558147789951413918?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-1507347122607194004</id><published>2007-12-08T09:32:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-08T09:41:22.886-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The Ama Sutra</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: The Art of saying Yes(to your Boss).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Aa-ma sooth-raa&lt;br /&gt;Usage: One way to make it big in the Corporate world is to follow the principles of the Ama Sutra.&lt;br /&gt;Root: The Kama Sutra + Ama('Yes' in the Tamil Language)&lt;br /&gt;Also: Harmasutra - A set of principles to cause harm(a big follower of this is the CIA!).&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-1507347122607194004?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-8205840679300181304</id><published>2007-09-11T18:27:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-09-11T18:36:30.740-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Bamerang</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: Something in our control, that goes out of control and comes back to hurt us...real bad. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Bam-uh-rang&lt;br /&gt;Usage: I bet the Indian intelligence agency,RAW, would never have imagined what a bamerang the LTTE would turn out to be.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Bam + Boomerang&lt;br /&gt;Also: Whamerang - A bamerang of immense proportions!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-8205840679300181304?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-4750264918675051833</id><published>2007-09-03T19:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-09-03T19:07:13.213-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Naksha Bandhan</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: A pact to respect the sovereignty of nations. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Nuck-shaw bun-dhun&lt;br /&gt;Usage: Just imagine how peaceful life would be if the United Nations required all member nations to sign a Naksha Bandhan. Of course the USA would not.&lt;br /&gt;Root: &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakhi"&gt;Raksha Bandhan&lt;/a&gt; + Naksha (map, in this case border, in the Hindi language or is it Urdu?)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-4750264918675051833?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/4750264918675051833/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=4750264918675051833&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/4750264918675051833'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/4750264918675051833'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/09/naksha-bandhan.html' title='Naksha Bandhan'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-4573520700204853945</id><published>2007-08-31T20:39:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-31T20:44:10.322-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Pheno-menon</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: A very popular guy from Kerala.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Fay-no-may-nun&lt;br /&gt;Usage: I am not sure who would fall into the category of a pheno-menon: Mammotty or Mohan Lal?!&lt;br /&gt;Root: Phenomenon + menon (popular last name from Kerala)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-4573520700204853945?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/4573520700204853945/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=4573520700204853945&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/4573520700204853945'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/4573520700204853945'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/08/pheno-menon.html' title='Pheno-menon'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-6934830298100614302</id><published>2007-08-31T20:32:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-31T20:39:44.208-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Sivaji Syndrome</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: A phenomenon where one bunch of fools decide that another must be made immensely popular and rich(at their expense). &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Easy&lt;br /&gt;Usage: Apart from movie stars, even politicians and sportsmen(read as a few cricketers) have benefited immensely from the Sivaji Syndrome.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Sivaji (a movie starring Tamil superstar Rajinikant that catered to sellout crowds who not only overpaid but also waited overnight to get tickets.Needless to say Mr.Rajinikant has become a richer man).&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-6934830298100614302?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/6934830298100614302/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=6934830298100614302&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/6934830298100614302'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/6934830298100614302'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/08/sivaji-syndrome.html' title='Sivaji Syndrome'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-1971036073818024901</id><published>2007-08-31T20:23:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-31T20:29:22.472-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Netasaurus</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: That old imbecile of a politician that simply refuses to quit Indian politics. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Nay-tha(as in thomas)-saw-rus.&lt;br /&gt;Usage: Unless all our country's netasauruses retire soon, Steven Spielberg may soon commence production of Jurassic Park 4 in India!&lt;br /&gt;Root: Neta(Political Leader in hindi) + dinosaurus&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-1971036073818024901?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/1971036073818024901/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=1971036073818024901&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/1971036073818024901'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/1971036073818024901'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/08/netasaurus.html' title='Netasaurus'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-4223380796538893424</id><published>2007-08-31T20:16:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-10T19:40:10.636-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Shove sena</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: Gang of bullies. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Shove-say-na&lt;br /&gt;Usage1: Whenever the students in my college created a ruckus, the authorities would immediately dispatch the in-house shove sena to keep us in control and/or threaten us with dire consequences. This sena also doubled up as peons and watchmen when not in 'action'.&lt;br /&gt;Usage2:For all the mischief and the bullying, that the shiv sainiks indulge in, their organization should be renamed as 'shove sena'.&lt;br /&gt;Root: &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiv_Sena"&gt;Shiv Sena&lt;/a&gt; + shove(push rudely)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-4223380796538893424?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/4223380796538893424/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=4223380796538893424&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/4223380796538893424'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/4223380796538893424'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/08/shove-sena.html' title='Shove sena'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-4881003107118030120</id><published>2007-06-02T07:49:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-06-02T07:57:04.622-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Yaarnivore</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: Somebody that lives off or feeds off friends. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: yaarr-nee-vore&lt;br /&gt;Usage: In my short lifetime, I've seen quite a few yaarnivores.Infact, I see one everyday in the mirror!&lt;br /&gt;Root: Yaar(hindi for buddy) + Carnivore&lt;br /&gt;Also: Barnivore - Someone who doesn't drink and yet goes to the bar to feed off the sidedishes that other drinkers order.Hehehe...I am one too!:D&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-4881003107118030120?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/4881003107118030120/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=4881003107118030120&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/4881003107118030120'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/4881003107118030120'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/06/yaarnivore.html' title='Yaarnivore'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-6537481030879478927</id><published>2007-05-23T18:24:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-05-23T18:28:10.003-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Horrorscope</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: A horscope that spells doom for the family one is married into. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Haar-ur-scope&lt;br /&gt;Usage: Aishwarya Rai's horrorscope must have given sleepless nights to Bachchans!&lt;br /&gt;Root: Horror + horoscope&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-6537481030879478927?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/6537481030879478927/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=6537481030879478927&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/6537481030879478927'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/6537481030879478927'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/05/horrorscope.html' title='Horrorscope'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-6066975877566129051</id><published>2007-04-27T19:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-04-27T19:56:06.156-05:00</updated><title type='text'>AWSD Syndrome</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: Extreme addiction to gaming on the PC. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Easy&lt;br /&gt;Usage: I am suffering from a relapse of the AWSD syndrome...don't know when I am going to kick the habit!&lt;br /&gt;Root: A,W,S &amp; D are the keys on your PC's keyboard that are generally used to control movement of your characters in computer games.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-6066975877566129051?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/6066975877566129051/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=6066975877566129051&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/6066975877566129051'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/6066975877566129051'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/04/awsd-syndrome.html' title='AWSD Syndrome'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-9145261850780263721</id><published>2007-04-12T18:03:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-04-12T18:09:44.689-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Sweardplay</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: Wordplay on swear words. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Easy&lt;br /&gt;Usage: Thanks to his superior sweardplay, he confounded his opponent by saying three swear words in one breath.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Swear + Swordplay&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Contributed by humorist Anand Ramachandran, of &lt;a href="http://www.bosey.co.in/index.htm"&gt;Son of Bosey&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://papayas.wordpress.com/"&gt;Papayas Are People, too&lt;/a&gt; fame.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-9145261850780263721?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/9145261850780263721/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=9145261850780263721&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/9145261850780263721'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/9145261850780263721'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/04/sweardplay.html' title='Sweardplay'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-1624186940385749870</id><published>2007-04-12T17:58:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-04-12T18:03:27.482-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Blop</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: A Blog that flopped. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Blaap&lt;br /&gt;Usage: Most blogs finally end up as Blops as the writers either get bored or run out of creativity. A good example is &lt;a href="http://albacteria.blogspot.com"&gt;Al-Bacteria&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Blog + Flop&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-1624186940385749870?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/1624186940385749870/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=1624186940385749870&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/1624186940385749870'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/1624186940385749870'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/04/blop.html' title='Blop'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-6693065682933113369</id><published>2007-04-03T17:48:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-04-03T17:59:01.398-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Chuckravyuha</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: A plot to bring disrepute to a cricketer by claiming his use of suspicious bowling (or 'chucking')techniques. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Chuck-raa-view-ha&lt;br /&gt;Usage: I am just surprised how only Asian cricketers are targeted in these chuckravyuhas.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Chakravyuha(a battle strategy used in the Mahabaratha to encircle and ensnare one's opponent) + chucking&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-6693065682933113369?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/6693065682933113369/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=6693065682933113369&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/6693065682933113369'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/6693065682933113369'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/04/chuckravyuha.html' title='Chuckravyuha'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-4304755346439760425</id><published>2007-03-13T17:44:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-03-13T17:54:51.138-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Ruebok</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: Bad shoes. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Rue-boke (as in Coke)&lt;br /&gt;Usage: I could just tell by looking at him that he didn't like his new rueboks.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Reebok + Rue&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-4304755346439760425?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/4304755346439760425/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=4304755346439760425&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/4304755346439760425'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/4304755346439760425'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/03/ruebok.html' title='Ruebok'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-4565592214919579860</id><published>2007-03-04T18:24:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-03-04T18:27:40.885-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Vecheatarian</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: The guy who eats eggs but is terrified of eating meat. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Ve-chee-tay-ree-un&lt;br /&gt;Usage: I am almost a vecheatarian. Though I don't eat eggs,I enjoy cakes that contain them.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Vegetarian + cheat&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-4565592214919579860?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/4565592214919579860/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=4565592214919579860&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/4565592214919579860'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/4565592214919579860'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/03/vecheatarian.html' title='Vecheatarian'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-4437936843820917577</id><published>2007-03-04T09:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-05-24T19:18:03.253-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Plutonic Love</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: Love that gets devalued because of change in circumstances. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Easy&lt;br /&gt;Usage: In a tragic case of plutonic love, as soon as the girl heard that her fiance had lost his job, she agreed to annul the engagement and look for a new hubby.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Platonic Love + Pluto (which was  devalued from a planet to an asteroid)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-4437936843820917577?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/4437936843820917577/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=4437936843820917577&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/4437936843820917577'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/4437936843820917577'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/03/plutonic-love.html' title='Plutonic Love'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-2932978526787122177</id><published>2007-03-04T09:03:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-03-04T09:09:20.607-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Polymaarphism</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: Ability to beat up many people against all odds. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Easy&lt;br /&gt;Usage1: A classic example of polymaarphism is the scene in the 'Matrix', where Neo takes on many viruses at the same time.&lt;br /&gt;Usage2: Tamil superstar Rajinikant displayed unbelievable styles of polymaarphism when it came to beating up the bad guys on screen(despite him being so puny!).&lt;br /&gt;Root: Polymorphism(from C++) + Maar(Hindi word for 'beat up')&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-2932978526787122177?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/2932978526787122177/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=2932978526787122177&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/2932978526787122177'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/2932978526787122177'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/03/polymaarphism.html' title='Polymaarphism'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-417283664044921781</id><published>2007-03-04T08:59:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-03-04T18:29:08.222-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Sanyosi</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: A japanese monk.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: San-yo-see&lt;br /&gt;Usage: Another name for a buddhist monk from Japan can be sanyosi!&lt;br /&gt;Root: Sanyo (Corp.) + Sanyasi(sanskrit for monk)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-417283664044921781?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/417283664044921781/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=417283664044921781&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/417283664044921781'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/417283664044921781'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/03/sanyosi.html' title='Sanyosi'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-216882707096703022</id><published>2007-02-14T18:47:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-03-04T18:29:59.367-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Pugal Bandhi</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: An occasion where people compete to praise one another.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Difficult&lt;br /&gt;Usage: It is extremely amusing to watch South Indian politicians making a political speech. The first 30 minutes of a 40 minute speech is spent in Pugal Bandhi of the other leaders that are in attendance/&lt;br /&gt;Root: Jugalbandhi(Indian Classical Concert where 2 musicians complement each other) + Pugazh/Pugal(Tamil for Praise)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Note:I've used 'Pugal' instead of the proper 'Pugazh' as it has also found common usage these days(it also suits my purpose).The 'l' in 'Pugal' is the second 'la'(the one that uses the roof of the mouth) in any indian language.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-216882707096703022?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/216882707096703022/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=216882707096703022&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/216882707096703022'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/216882707096703022'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/02/pugal-bandhi.html' title='Pugal Bandhi'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-5376619681389609437</id><published>2007-02-08T21:37:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-04T16:01:38.354-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Freegal</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: A way of life marked by living off free stuff without any other kinds of expenditure. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Free-gull&lt;br /&gt;Usage: Unfortunately there is no free lunch. Otherwise I could save a lot money from a freegal way of life.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Free + Frugal&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-5376619681389609437?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/5376619681389609437/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=5376619681389609437&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/5376619681389609437'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/5376619681389609437'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/02/freegal.html' title='Freegal'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-7245981600123276680</id><published>2007-02-04T15:49:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-04T16:01:38.487-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Sellebrity Quotient(SQ)</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: A measure of how marketable a celebrity is(out of a maximum score of 10). &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Sell-uh-bree-tee Ko-shunt&lt;br /&gt;Usage: Shilpa Shetty's sellebrity quotient surely got higher since the Big Brother controversy.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Sell + Celebrity&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-7245981600123276680?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/7245981600123276680/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=7245981600123276680&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/7245981600123276680'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/7245981600123276680'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/02/sellebrity-quotientsq.html' title='Sellebrity Quotient(SQ)'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-1668411755966399958</id><published>2007-02-04T15:41:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-04T15:49:43.837-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Flast Radius</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: Range of the odour from flatulence. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Easy&lt;br /&gt;Usage: I know people who, when they've let one loose, have caused people from as far as 5 cubicles away to walk out. Now that's what I call an incredible flast radius!!&lt;br /&gt;Root: Flatulence + Blast Radius&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-1668411755966399958?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/1668411755966399958/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=1668411755966399958&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/1668411755966399958'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/1668411755966399958'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/02/flast-radius.html' title='Flast Radius'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-5308137291850201949</id><published>2007-01-29T20:44:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-29T20:49:33.963-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Sinosure</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: Something that shouldn't be looked at, but at the same time that one can't avoid stealing a glance at . &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Sin-o-sure&lt;br /&gt;Usage: Mallika Sherawat's dance moves are surely the sinosure of all eyes.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Sin + Cynosure&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-5308137291850201949?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/5308137291850201949/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=5308137291850201949&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/5308137291850201949'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/5308137291850201949'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/01/sinosure.html' title='Sinosure'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-484207718659879783</id><published>2007-01-22T22:35:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-22T22:39:06.013-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Punnacle</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: That point in a joke just before the punchline. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Rhymes with Pinnacle(whew!)&lt;br /&gt;Usage: I know a few people who screw up as soon as they reach the punnacle of a joke and needless to say the joke falls flat.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Pun + Pinnacle&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-484207718659879783?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/484207718659879783/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=484207718659879783&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/484207718659879783'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/484207718659879783'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/01/punnacle.html' title='Punnacle'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-6954259865489053023</id><published>2007-01-17T19:08:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-17T19:12:26.923-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tsuenami</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: A wave of lawsuits. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Sue-naa-me&lt;br /&gt;Usage: In the States,people are just waiting for some product to fall on its face so that they can start a tsuenami.I am one of them!&lt;br /&gt;Root: Sue + Tsunami&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-6954259865489053023?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/6954259865489053023/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=6954259865489053023&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/6954259865489053023'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/6954259865489053023'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/01/tsuenami.html' title='Tsuenami'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-1843968432951109552</id><published>2007-01-14T11:11:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-14T11:16:37.911-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Youthanasia</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: What youth from any country do when they resort to drugs.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Youth-un-asia&lt;br /&gt;Usage: It is just sad to see young people not face problems head on.Resorting to drugs as a means of escape is nothing but youthansia.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Youth + Euthanasia&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-1843968432951109552?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/1843968432951109552/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=1843968432951109552&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/1843968432951109552'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/1843968432951109552'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/01/youthanasia.html' title='Youthanasia'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-6529545691928890304</id><published>2007-01-12T19:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-06-02T07:55:55.286-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Hangama</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: All the hoopla before and after someone is hanged(or is it hung?). &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Hang-aaa-maa&lt;br /&gt;Usage: Whenever someone is sentenced to death(by hanging),there is a big hangama, but after a while people go back minding their own business.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Hang + Hungama(Hoopla in the Hindi Language)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-6529545691928890304?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/6529545691928890304/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=6529545691928890304&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/6529545691928890304'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/6529545691928890304'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/01/hangama.html' title='Hangama'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-2326292058781558694</id><published>2007-01-11T19:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-11T21:23:00.657-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Ophilia</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: Phenomenon of stressing of the vowel 'O' in English words by Keralites. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: O(loud and long drawn)-fili-aaa&lt;br /&gt;Usage: The people from Kerala sure love the letter 'O'.The proof comes from their pronounciation of words such as '&lt;strong&gt;O&lt;/strong&gt;tto'(for Auto), &lt;strong&gt;O-&lt;/strong&gt;peration(for operation),etc,etc.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Ophelia(Greek for Help) + philia(Greek for love)&lt;br /&gt;Note:If you don't get it, please read Otto and O-peration with real hard emphasis on the letter 'O'.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-2326292058781558694?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/2326292058781558694/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=2326292058781558694&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/2326292058781558694'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/2326292058781558694'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/01/ophilia.html' title='Ophilia'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-4358145365905902611</id><published>2007-01-09T20:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-09T20:42:57.383-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Vyarthashastra</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: A set of policies on how to run a screwed up administration. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Vyar-tha(as in &lt;em&gt;Tho&lt;/em&gt;mas)-shaas(as in &lt;em&gt;sha&lt;/em&gt;rp)-thraa&lt;br /&gt;Usage1: The Bush Administration sure knows how to use Vyarthashasthra.&lt;br /&gt;Usage2:The Indian state of Bihar is a prime example of Vyarthashasthra at work.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Vyarth(waste/useless in Sanskrit) + &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artha%C5%9B%C4%81stra"&gt;Arthashasthra&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Note:In the 4th century B.C.,the Indian minister Chanakya wrote the Arthshasthra on how to administer a country.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-4358145365905902611?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/4358145365905902611/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=4358145365905902611&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/4358145365905902611'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/4358145365905902611'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2007/01/vyarthashastra.html' title='Vyarthashastra'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-196935754135443928</id><published>2007-01-08T19:30:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-08T19:39:13.471-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Pandaram's Box</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: Something that contains nothing or items of no value. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Pun-da-rum's box&lt;br /&gt;Usage: The burglar knew he had opened a pandaram's box, when the house that he broke into contained almost nothing.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Pandora's box&lt;br /&gt;Note:A pandaram is a mendicant/monk in the Tamil language.Detailed explanations welcome.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-196935754135443928?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/196935754135443928/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=196935754135443928&amp;isPopup=true' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/196935754135443928'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/196935754135443928'/><link 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Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-85335859276529876</id><published>2006-12-31T17:12:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-31T17:16:35.683-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Yeowwman</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning1: A stunt man.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;Meaning2: Somebody who gets beaten up on your behalf. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Ee-oww-man&lt;br /&gt;Usage: I wish I had a yeowwman that I could send forth,whenever my boss wanted to see me .&lt;br /&gt;Root: Yeoman&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-85335859276529876?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/85335859276529876/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=85335859276529876&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/85335859276529876'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/85335859276529876'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2006/12/yeowwman.html' title='Yeowwman'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-6038180305227263134</id><published>2006-12-30T12:52:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-30T12:56:39.463-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Lord of the Rinks</title><content type='html'>&lt;em style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Meaning: &lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;A champion skater.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="font-style: italic;"&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: easy&lt;br /&gt;Usage: Henceforth I request people to refer to a Champion skater as The Lord of the Rinks.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Obvious&lt;br /&gt;Also:Lord of the &lt;a href="http://www.brinks.com/"&gt;Brinks&lt;/a&gt; - An expert thief/burglar.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-6038180305227263134?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/6038180305227263134/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=6038180305227263134&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/6038180305227263134'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/6038180305227263134'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2006/12/lord-of-rinks.html' title='Lord of the Rinks'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-6694228914012719326</id><published>2006-12-28T13:21:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-03T21:17:23.152-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Allahcrity</title><content type='html'>&lt;em style="FONT-STYLE: italic"&gt;Meaning: &lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"&gt;Eagerness with which people blow themselves up in the name of Allah.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: ull-aah-cree-tee&lt;br /&gt;Usage: Allahcrity seems to be the fashion of the times in the Middle East.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Allah + Alacrity&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-6694228914012719326?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/6694228914012719326/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=6694228914012719326&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/6694228914012719326'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/6694228914012719326'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2006/12/mullahcrity.html' title='Allahcrity'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-323725685033376921</id><published>2006-12-25T10:23:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-25T10:27:20.292-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Saymurai</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: One who indulges in war of words. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Say-moo-roy&lt;br /&gt;Usage: Politicians, all over the world, are saymurais.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Say + Samurai&lt;br /&gt;Also, Shamurai - One who pretends to be warrior class.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-323725685033376921?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/323725685033376921/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4502165023447688767&amp;postID=323725685033376921&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/323725685033376921'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4502165023447688767/posts/default/323725685033376921'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/2006/12/saymurai.html' title='Saymurai'/><author><name>Gowri Shankar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00004348191039802153</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-2538821594836158665</id><published>2006-12-22T15:45:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-22T15:50:14.833-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Fewrore</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: A whimper. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronounciation: Few-roar&lt;br /&gt;Usage: If I become a politician,whatever I utter, will only cause fewrores.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Few + Furore&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-2538821594836158665?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewizardofwords.blogspot.com/feeds/2538821594836158665/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502165023447688767.post-8912810900587725334</id><published>2006-12-12T18:12:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-12T18:13:40.097-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Downsai</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Meaning: A Japanese management philosophy that ensures cost effectiveness while also reducing the size of an organization to a minimal level.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pronunciation: Down-sai.&lt;br /&gt;Usage1: While companies in India are on a hiring spree, companies in the US are implementing Downsai.&lt;br /&gt;Usage2: Presently Ford Motor Co. of North America is attempting Downsai.&lt;br /&gt;Root: Downsize + Bonsai&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4502165023447688767-8912810900587725334?l=thewizardofwords.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link 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