gardania passport

gardania passport
 n.— «Kumar had used an oft repeated local term “gardania passport,” literally meaning taking somebody by the scruff of the neck and then throwing out.» —“Case filed against Bihar CM for hurting caste sentiments” by Sudhir Kumar Samay Live (Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India) April 21, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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