vernac adj.— «By the 1970s mythological movies were seen as downmarket and vernac, suitable only for films made in other ethnic Indian languages. (Vernac is short for vernacular. It is a common Indian English word for a person of an...
vernac adj.— «English Medium Schools in India: alienation from families and common people? Non English mediums school kids called “vernacs” or HMT’s (Hindi Medium Type=Hindustan Machine Tools).» —by Donna Rubinoff in...
purple adj.— «I’m quite surprised sometimes when I come to America and I find the interservice rivalry still surprises me in many ways. It doesn’t happen here because we are so much smaller as far as armed forces go than the Americans...
sloyd n.— «Sloyd is a system of education built around the design and construction of useful handmade objects. The name is from the Swedish word, “sloyd,” which is derived from the Icelandic “slog,” meaning general...
vinyl village n.— «It doesn’t take a sharp eye to also see great blue heron, Canada geese, mallards and barred owls. Red fox are also not uncommon. These creatures inhabit the heart of our vinyl village and appear to be doing quite well...
neet n.— «A group of 1.1m people who are not in education, employment or training (Neets), are being blamed for many of society’s ills.» —“Focus: Meet the ‘Neets’: a new underclass” by Robert...