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Semma

Semma is a Tamil word often used by Tamilians to denote great, awesome, wonderful, etc. In other words, it is hands down an all-fit adjective for positivity and encouragement.

If you love the filter coffee, just say, “Semma Irukke”. It is one of the trending words in Tamil and can be considered as one of the best Tamil slang words.

by Snapper2001 December 3, 2021

Tarzanesque

Any character inspired by Tarzan.

One famous Tarzanesque character is Marvel's own Ka Zar.

by Snapper2001 October 30, 2020

Korak

Korak, a fictional character, is the son of Tarzan and Jane Porter.

The story of Korak's youth and growth to manhood was told in the fourth novel, The Son of Tarzan, in which he returned to Africa and lived in the jungle, taking for the first time the name Korak ("Killer" in the language of the Great Apes). Most references to him were as "Korak the Killer".

by Snapper2001 October 30, 2020

Kamishibai

Kamishibai (Japanese: 紙芝居, "paper play") is a form of Japanese street theater and storytelling that was popular during the Depression of the 1930s and the post-war period in Japan until the advent of television during the twentieth century. Kamishibai was told by a kamishibaiya ("kamishibai narrator") who travelled to street corners with sets of illustrated boards that they placed in a miniature stage-like device and narrated the story by changing each image.1

Kamishibai has its earliest origins in Japanese Buddhist temples where Buddhist monks from the eighth century onward used emakimono ("picture scrolls") as pictorial aids for recounting their history of the monasteries, an early combination of picture and text to convey a story.2

by Snapper2001 April 13, 2021

Bombay Vikings

Bombay Vikings are a pop group that combine Indian pop and classical music, formed in 1994 in Stockholm, Sweden. The band was started by Neeraj Shridhar, Oscar Söderberg, and Mats Nordenborg,12 and became popular with remixes of old Bollywood hits such as "Kya Soorat Hai", "Woh Chali" and "Chor Do Aanchal".34

Bombay Vikings were formed in 1994 in Stockholm, Sweden. The three experienced musicians met when Mats introduced Neeraj Shridhar and Oscar Soderberg to each other. The band was born primarily due to a common interest of Indian melodies from sources such as Hindi films and classical music. Neeraj became the lead vocalist and back-up guitarist, and also composed pop rock, jazz, hip-hop, soul, and reggae songs. Mats played the saxophone; as a jazz specialist, he used this knowledge while composing for the new band. Mats and Johan Folke, keyboard specialists, used their years of exposure to the different genres of music on the synthesizer. They were soon joined by Morgan on the drums, Par on the bass, and Staffan as the lead guitarist. Bombay Vikings began performing live shows in Sweden and Norway. When all the musicians got together and began jamming, they didn't know they would be coming out with a new form of music, but they wanted to do something creative for India.

by Snapper2001 April 13, 2021

Mallification

Mallification is the dumbing down of the city, or worse, its flanderization.

New York City underwent drastic Mallification within the past 4 decades.

by Snapper2001 April 15, 2021

Nijikon

Nijikon (二次コン) or nijigen konpurekkusu (二次元コンプレックス), from English "2D complex", is a Japanese term that appeared in the early 1980s used to describe the affective perception that two-dimensional anime, manga, and light novel characters are more attractive visually, physically or emotionally than people from the real world.

Nijikon can be expressed, to some degree, as a genuine sexual orientation in which the person loses interest in real-life people but develop feelings of love and sentimental attachment to two-dimensional characters.12 They are generally attracted to the behavior and exaggerated physical or facial features of the anime/manga art style, which are perceived to be "ideal" human features.

by Snapper2001 April 25, 2021