• Fracking

    noun

    A process where the oil and gas industry stabs the Earth deep and pumps high-pressure water to fracture the rocks beneath, hoping it spits out oil and natural gas without causing any earthquakes or poisoning the air outside and the underground water. Also known as hydraulic fracturing.

    karthik on August 30, 2024

  • Cache

    noun

    A temporary storage for software applications to store stuff they'll need to remember quickly later. Exactly like that sad chair where you throw your clothes for quick access.


    Mom: "What's this? Clean it up!"
    Me: "Actually … that's my clothes cache. I need access to these quickly."


    karthik on August 27, 2024

  • Gallbladder

    noun

    An organ that stores bile, but out of the blue turns into a drama queen and starts creating excruciatingly painful gallstones. Like the appendix, a common way to deal with this organ is by removing it.


    Raj: "What a delicious pizza! Hmm…"
    Raj's Gallbladder: "I think it's time to make some stones!"


    sarankarthi on August 26, 2024

  • Hypochondriac

    noun

    A person who freaks out over every minor paper cut or ache and is convinced it’s the start of something catastrophic in their body. Google’s favourite customer and the doctor’s recurring headache.


    Josh: "Doc, I sneezed twice today. I think I might have... er... African trypanosomiasis?"
    Josh's unlucky Doctor friend: (visibly irritated) "I checked you already. It's nothing. You googled random nonsense again, didn't you?"
    Josh: "What about the rash—"
    Doctor: "From your new detergent!"
    Josh: "But Google says—"
    Doctor: "You are a hypochondriac with way too much free time. Now get out before I diagnose you with Acute Doctor's Rage Syndrome! Trust me, you don’t want to Google that one!"


    sarankarthi on August 21, 2024

  • Stall

    noun

    A corporate trap, also known as a booth, set up in exhibitions by companies to lure naive professionals with free tote bags, stickers, and tees and brainwash them that their perfectly fine system is broken without their overpriced solution.


    First time attendee: "Hey look, they gave me a sticker at their stall!"
    Veteran attendee: "They also got your email, didn't they?"


    karthik on August 17, 2024