learned stupidity n.— «This (learned stupidity) is a new term that we have coined at the WB. We try to teach children things that are beyond their age and when children fail to learn them we call them stupid. The fact is that our children...
anti-fit denim adj.— «“Making trips to these cities, purchasing merchandise and supplying them to markets in Calcutta has been my occupation for the past eight months,” says Sajan, in a white T-shirt and blue anti-fit denims...
tripper n.— «He is a “tripper”—carrier in lay man’s parlance—who visits Bangkok and Hong Kong to get jeans, shoes, ladies’ tops, T-shirts, memory cards and iPods, which find their way to the retail racks in Five Star Market in...
Kollywood n.— «Now, Kollywood (the Tamil film industry as it is known) has decided to take things into their own hands.» —“Tamil actors turn detective” by Durga Nandini, Dhanya Rajendran Now.tv (Mumbai...
cinderella n.— «He even has the only two stamps issued on Kasturba Gandhi, Gandhi’s wife, in 1964 and 1996. And if that is not enough, he also has Cinderella, a term for fake stamps from around the world which have never been issued...
Chime n.— «A love-in is going on between the Middle East and Asia, in particular China. The growing trade between the regions has spawned a buzz-word: Chime (China, India, Middle East). Another term, equally cheesy, is the New Silk Road...