a pattern of repudiating speech. e.g. Foo? We don't need no stinking/focking Foo! Popularized by the movie "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" and later "Blazing Saddles". Often said with a guttural Mexican accent.
by slumdog January 10, 2009
Hinglish for computer master. Used several times in "Slumdog Millionaire" by the gameshow host. Ji after a name is a Hindi term of respect.
A more flattering moniker than "hey IT guy"
A more flattering moniker than "hey IT guy"
by Slumdog January 19, 2009
Eviction of tenants resulting from a planned renovation of their apartment building.
Coined by Heather Pawsey in Vancouver. Truly an urban word.
Coined by Heather Pawsey in Vancouver. Truly an urban word.
The elderly couple faced renoviction when their landlord served them notice that they had 60 days to vacate. They feared that gentrification would price them out of the entire neighborhood.
by Slumdog January 17, 2009
the craving for increasingly hot curry. What used to seem fiery, now seems bland.
An acquired taste, not really an addiction as some researchers claimed.
An acquired taste, not really an addiction as some researchers claimed.
Pass me the chili powder. This vindaloo isn't hot enough. Ever since I've been with hanging out with the desis, I've developed a serious curry addiction.
by slumdog January 10, 2009
1. an archaic word used by prissy netymologists on Wikipedia and Word Spy that means a blend word. A word formed by combining parts of two words
2. a two-compartment suitcase that has not been manufactured since the 1800s.
2. a two-compartment suitcase that has not been manufactured since the 1800s.
1. Wikipedia is a portmanteau of the words "wienie" and "encyclopedia".
2. I wonder if the luggage museum has a portmanteau?
2. I wonder if the luggage museum has a portmanteau?
by slumdog January 27, 2009
by Slumdog January 17, 2009
sickening; atrocious, especially anything artistic that's shlock.
From the Yiddish "a chaloshes", literally to faint
From the Yiddish "a chaloshes", literally to faint
by Slumdog January 18, 2009