informal housing n.— «“So with a shortfall as big as that, is it any surprise that the prices have sky-rocketed and informal housing has grown beyond control?” he asks. Informal housing is estate agents’ parlance for slums, in which...
buss-up shirt n.— «The book traces references to Indian cuisine—with a special mention of parantha and roti known in Trinidad as “buss-up shirt” because of its resemblance to a busted up shirt.» —“Book takes a look at...
encounter specialist n.— «The fabled and, sometimes notorious, sharpshooters of Mumbai Police—known in local parlance by their euphemism “encounter specialists”—are back in the news.» —“Mumbai’s Dirty Harrys are back in action...
half widow n.— «Despite having more than 50,000 widows and orphans, thousands in jail, hundreds of missing youth and half widows—a term for those whose husbands are missing—we still lead a normal life.» —“It’s time for the 8:16...
m-learning n.— «All the companies unequivocally express their support for mobile learning or m-learning as it is called.» —“India: E-learning’s knight in shining armour” by Shashwat Chaturvedi in...
brewer’s droop n.— «The paper subsequently ran a story about a cure for “brewer’s droop” a colloquial term for erectile dysfunction due to consumption of too much alcohol.» —“Viagra raises bar for clones, to sell at...