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1. The sound when a bullet flies through the air, or someone lands a punch in an old Bollywood movie (like the old pow, bam in 1960s Batman)

2. Used similarly to the expression Mojo to refer to libido, self-confidence, style and sex-appeal. E.g. if Austin Powers had been Indian, he might have lost his Dishoom and not his Mojo!

The word Dishoom probably goes back to the 1975 Ramesh Sippy film Sholay with Amitabh Bacchhan which is considered to be a Curry Western and is the highest grossing film in Bollwood
I've lost my Dishoom!
Dishoom by Bagha Jatin May 28, 2010
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pa dam dishoom 

An indian variant of the onomatopoeic sting "ba dum tsh", used to punctuate a pun or joke.
Dad: What did the Indian boy say to his mother as he left for school?
Kid: What?
D: Mumbai!
K: (Groan)
D: Pa dam dishoom!
pa dam dishoom by PaDamDishoom July 19, 2021
A male persian name which stands for "Content Heart", Dil-Heart , Shod-Content.

Dil also mean heart in many other languages like : Hindi, Turkish, Tajik ,Pashtu and Uzbek.
A:Hey man, I heard you had a son , what did you name him ?

B:We thought of many names and thought that Dilshod will be good.
Dilshod by Jet Li December 24, 2007

death before dishonor 

You will die before going against anything that you believe in or die before you sell out.
death before dishonor -She would die(death) before forgeting who she is and (dishonoring)turning on her family/friends.

Dishdain 

The feeling you get after finishing a huge meal and realizing how many dishes you have to wash now.
Elmo set down the last turkey leg and looked into the sink with dishdain.
Dishdain by corgiflop November 8, 2010

Dishonest Don 

A person who lies, exaggerates, and fabricates the truth in order to impress others and sustain a self-fulfilling delusion. Especially, someone who continues to lie when everyone knows the person is lying. Origins: 21st Century U.S.A, inspired by President Donald Trump's behaviors.
Quit being a Dishonest Don, we all know your inauguration was not well attended and that Obama didn't tap your "wires" (aka surveillance from microwave oven).
Dishonest Don by Pav Lago March 23, 2017
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proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
Word of the Day on October 29, 2026
The number of years you are still sexually active
While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.
sexspan by Dr Kat April 21, 2022
Word of the Day on October 28, 2026
A lighthearted reaction upon receiving disappointing news of some sort. Usually something that isn't a particularly a big deal, esp. when it primarily affects someone else - sort of a mild schadenfreude. Sometimes doubled or tripled, and possibly said in a sing-songy voice for added comedic effect to imitate a muted trumpet, which is how the meme originated.
You didn't get any napkins with your takeout pork fried rice? Womp womp.
womp by 175623226 November 3, 2011
Word of the Day on October 27, 2026
When your wife’s boyfriend let you sleep past 8pm 😎😎
Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!
Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020
Word of the Day on October 26, 2026

Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
Word of the Day on October 25, 2026

Surf Dracula Syndrome 

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
Word of the Day on October 24, 2026
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