box-checker n.— «Noley and Chenault have a name for those who would use spurious ties to tribal heritage to further their employment opportunities. They call them “box-checkers.” According to Chenault, some job candidates simply “check...
mock-checker n.— «Noley and Chenault have a name for those who would use spurious ties to tribal heritage to further their employment opportunities. They call them “box-checkers.” According to Chenault, some job candidates simply “check...
brown pound n.— «The Shilpa show also highlighted the economic strength of Britain’s Asian community—not only as consumers but also as wealth creators. The strength of what is called the “brown pound” has become more important...
momic n.— «Book loving mobile phone addicts now have a reason to smile, as novels and even comic books are being made available for reading on cell phones. Already a big hit in Japan and China, momics (mobile comics) as they are called...
NRI n.— «A non-resident Indian (N.R.I.) is an Indian citizen who has migrated to another country for various reasons. For tax and other official purposes, the government considers any Indian national who is away from India for a period of...
chutney music n.— «Like Hindi cinema, Indian music too has caught the fancy of the local people, a new type of what is known as “chutney music’ is gradually becoming very popular in the country which has whose population comprises...