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From “Troglodytes’’ And “Rodomontade’’ to YOLOs And FMLs

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Dear Mr Tharoor,

You’ve done it again!

This time, it is “troglodyte”.

Last time, it was “rodomontade”.

And the time before that, it was “snollygoster”. We couldn't help procuring images of smelly elves and impish ghosts in our heads before being reminded of unscrupulous politicians!

Anyhoo, let’s get back to the 'farrago' of vocabulary coming our way (we can't deny, we love it). Talking about words and phrases , we have a few up our sleeves too!

The Quint’s Urban Guide will help you around popular internet lingo used by millennials, as we are called:

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An honest-to-god version of what these phrases actually stand for and how they are used!

Don’t miss this one, guys!
(Photo: Rahul Gupta/The Quint)
Don’t miss this one, guys!
(Photo: Rahul Gupta/The Quint)
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Don’t miss this one, guys!
(Photo: Rahul Gupta/The Quint)
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Don’t miss this one, guys!
(Photo: Rahul Gupta/The Quint)
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Don’t miss this one, guys!
(Photo: Rahul Gupta/The Quint)
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