Kitty party noun (chiefly Indian) a regular gathering of a group of women (usually over a meal) in which each member contributes to a central pool and lots are drawn to decide which member will get the entire sum as well as who will host the next gathering.You can find the complete list of new words and phrases here.
Bindaas adjective (Indian informal) carefree, fashionable and independent-minded.
Ben Yagoda at Not One-Off Britishisms discusses a phrase I was familiar
with but didn’t realize was making inroads over here: I see that only once
in the h...
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To witness changes in usage of a word is something really amazing.
When I first came to the States, the word "desi" was used in a slightly negative, deprecatory tone (as in "desi party".) Somehow, over the course of a decade, it became an acceptable, even patriotic term.
Thanks for that fascinating link.
Krishna
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