arunabh das's definitions

phicus

a papular skin eruption of thickened and horny lesions

I ate the phicus off her skin.

by Arunabh Das March 12, 2005

gigonomics

Refers to an economy where no one has a "real" job. Everyone has "gigs", i.e. short-term contracts for doing things with no benefits or pension plans.

Tina Brown refers to the economics of the new economy as gigonomics in her column on The Daily Beast.

by Arunabh Das January 25, 2009

IALTO

I Am Like That Only

Ramesh was always pulling a fast one on his friends. He explained by saying "IALTO".

by Arunabh Das April 22, 2004

uberdork

a huge dork
uber is German for over
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog came up with this terminology during his visit to the Star Wars Fan Convention outside Ziegfield Theater

See also - ubergeek, ubernerd

by Arunabh Das March 15, 2004

shpiel

A long sales pitch by a person who wants to sell you on an idea or convince you about what kind of person he is. Usually used for picking up chicks or selling you car insurance.

See also shtick

If you want to get some, you have to have a to start with a good opener and follow it up with a good shpiel.

by Arunabh Das February 20, 2009

americana

the culture of the USA

americana is also an album by Offspring

by Arunabh Das March 8, 2004

afpak

The Afghanistan-Pakistan problem. This is term used by the U.S. to refer to the war-on-terror in Afghanistan-Pakistan border region. The general consensus amongst political pundits is that there is not a separate strategy that needs to be followed for dealing with Pakistan and for dealing with terrorism in Afghanistan but that there must be a unified approach known as the Afpak Approach.

Hillary Clinton is going to take care of Afpak fo shizzle.

by Arunabh Das January 25, 2009