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Definitions by Mohit Hira

Womandatory 

An event/meeting/situation where it's mandatory to have at least one woman present.
Also: anything mandated by a woman.
It's womandatory to have at least one female member included in the teams participating in the Microsoft Corporate Challenge.
Womandatory by Mohit Hira March 27, 2009
A girl's album on Flickr. Also, any other kind of collection (e.g. bookmarks, playlists etc) by a girl.
She uploaded all her pictures to create a galbum on Flickr.
Galbum by Mohit Hira March 25, 2009
Public anger directed at corporations like AIG which blow up taxpayers' funds for self-gain.
When the Board announced handsome bonuses that could be paid to themselves because of the generous funds they had received as part of the bailout package, there was outraig amongst the shareholders.
OUTRAIG by Mohit Hira March 21, 2009

Scampaign 

A scam advertising campaign created by an agency only to win awards for non-existent brands.
Every year, one agency walks away with several awards for scampaigns that appeared in obscure publications for unheard-of brands.
Scampaign by Mohit Hira March 18, 2009

mumble-jumble 

Intense mumbling that some people do in a conference-call when they start discussing something at one end, oblivious of the fact that it can't be heard - or understood - by participants at the other end.
My tricky question stumped the unprepared team in the US and they went into a mumble-jumble that made absolutely no sense to us at this end.
mumble-jumble by Mohit Hira March 9, 2009

Jobsolence 

A phenomenon caused by the unexpected shutting down of a company/industry in one economy resulting in a disappearance of jobs en masse in another economy; thus, making an entire group of people obsolete overnight... creating a reverse Slumdog Millionaire.
When a leading insurance company filed for bankruptcy in the US, it also created jobsolence for several hundred outsourced call-center workers in India.
Jobsolence by Mohit Hira March 2, 2009

Lehman Sisters 

Wives/girlfriends of recently-orphaned Lehman Brothers executives who bond to share their collective, unexpected fall down the socio-economic ladder.
Amande and Jane are now the Lehman Sisters 'cause the Devil took away their Prada when their boyfriends lost their jobs on Wall Street.
Lehman Sisters by Mohit Hira February 26, 2009