KLPD
n.— «When Aditi’s brother whispers “KLPD.” This was quite a popular slang during my time. The movie translated KLPD as “betrayal of the erect penis,” but the slang has a far more hilarious connotation. BTW, in my time, there was even more hilarious slang KLPR (khade lund pe Rakhi).» —“Monsoon Wedding, Good” by Vikas Kamat Kamat’s Potpourri Nov. 11, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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