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Definitions by Mohit Hira

Vegelantes 

A band of self-style vegetarian vigilantes who go about bringing down meat-serving restaurants and shops.
A group of vegelantes were seen forcibly shutting down fast food restaurants and mutton shops across the city in a frenzied bid to promote vegetarianism.
Vegelantes by Mohit Hira April 5, 2017

Officesick

The equivalent of 'homesick' except that it refers to missing an office that you were recently a part of, or spent a long time in.
Having moved to another role that required him to relocate, Michael didn't realise he'd miss his former colleagues and be as officesick as he was.
Officesick by Mohit Hira January 20, 2014

Prooflistener 

A person who corrects the grammar of others while speaking when he overhears errors in a conversation. The aural equivalent of a proofreader.
The gent at the next table said "excitation" and our buddy prooflistener interrupted him to correct it to "excitement".
Prooflistener by Mohit Hira October 11, 2012

Loo Mates 

Office workers who end up meeting only in the loo because their bladders seem to be better synchronised than their calendars.
Dan and Stan are really close loo mates - they bumped into each other three times in the washroom yesterday.
Loo Mates by Mohit Hira August 15, 2011

Remoteitis 

A disease that afflicts children and spouses who grab the remote control of a TV set and keep changing channels at incredible speed. Symptoms are completely at variance with rheumatism or arthritis and worsen in the evening and can only be treated by permanently disabling the remote control.
Jack's wife and son have remoteitis which prevents him from seeing any channel properly on TV almost every evening.
Remoteitis by Mohit Hira July 12, 2011

Loyal Wedding 

A royal wedding with a huge fan following.
With over 2 billion fawning fans expected to watch Will and Kate's marriage on TV worldwide, it might as well be dubbed a Loyal Wedding.
Loyal Wedding by Mohit Hira May 18, 2011

Youthquake 

A peaceful, digital-driven revolution by the youth of a country in protest against dictators who suppress democracy.
Encouraged by Tweets, thousands of college students joined the youthquake in Egypt.
Youthquake by Mohit Hira March 24, 2011
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