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Modern & informal vocabulary

Words for modern & informal, each with its meaning in English and Hindi, how to say it, a sentence that shows it in use, and what to say instead or the opposite.

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bingeable

/BINJ-uh-buhl/

Made to be watched or consumed in one long sitting.

एक ही बैठक में लगातार देखने योग्य; शृंखलाबद्ध रूप से लुभावना

“A bingeable series is designed to remove every natural stopping point.”

Synonyms: addictive, compelling, moreish, gripping

Antonyms: tedious, dull, off-putting, unwatchable

hangry

/HANG-gree/

Bad-tempered because of being hungry.

भूख से चिड़चिड़ा; भूखे रहने के कारण झुँझलाया हुआ

“Nobody should chair a review at one o'clock with a hangry room.”

Synonyms: irritable, testy, peckish, cranky

Antonyms: sated, content, mellow, good-humoured

glamping

/GLAM-ping/

Camping with hotel-grade comfort and facilities.

विलासी शिविर; होटल जैसी सुविधाओं वाला कैंपिंग

“The offsite was billed as camping and turned out to be glamping.”

Synonyms: luxury camping, comfort camping, resort camping, boutique camping

Antonyms: roughing it, backpacking, bivouacking, wild camping

rando

/RAN-doh/

A stranger who turns up unexpectedly and is slightly suspect.

अजनबी; अचानक आ टपका संदिग्ध-सा अपरिचित व्यक्ति

“Some rando joined the call and stayed silent for forty minutes.”

Synonyms: stranger, interloper, outsider, unknown

Antonyms: acquaintance, colleague, friend, regular

laggy

/LAG-ee/

Responding slowly because of delay in a system.

विलंबित; सुस्त प्रतिक्रिया देने वाला तंत्र या संपर्क

“The laggy connection made the demo look far worse than the product is.”

Synonyms: sluggish, delayed, stuttering, unresponsive

Antonyms: snappy, responsive, instant, smooth

nifty

/NIF-tee/

Neatly clever and useful.

चतुराईभरा; सुघड़, उपयोगी और काम का

“That is a nifty shortcut, though I would not put it in the runbook.”

Synonyms: handy, ingenious, slick, practical

Antonyms: clumsy, useless, cumbersome, awkward

chutzpah

/HUUT-spuh/

Extreme self-confidence bordering on cheek.

ढिठाई; निर्लज्ज सीमा तक का आत्मविश्वास

“It took some chutzpah to ask for a raise in the same week as the miss.”

Synonyms: audacity, nerve, gall, effrontery

Antonyms: timidity, diffidence, meekness, humility

bamboozle

/bam-BOO-zuhl/

To fool or cheat someone by confusing them.

बरगलाना; भ्रमित कर ठग लेना

“The pricing page is designed to bamboozle rather than to inform.”

Synonyms: hoodwink, dupe, deceive, swindle

Antonyms: enlighten, clarify, inform, undeceive

flummox

/FLUHM-uhks/

To confuse someone completely.

चकरा देना; पूरी तरह उलझन में डाल देना

“The question flummoxed a panel that had rehearsed every other one.”

Synonyms: baffle, perplex, bewilder, stump

Antonyms: clarify, enlighten, explain, orient

bedazzle

/bi-DAZ-uhl/

To impress someone so much that judgement is dulled.

चौंधिया देना; इतना प्रभावित करना कि विवेक धुँधला पड़ जाए

“The demo bedazzled the committee into skipping the reference checks.”

Synonyms: dazzle, captivate, enthral, overawe

Antonyms: bore, underwhelm, disenchant, repel

rendezvous

/RON-day-voo/

An arranged meeting, or the place agreed for it.

पूर्वनिर्धारित भेंट; तय की गई मुलाक़ात या उसका स्थान

“The rendezvous was moved twice before anyone thought to send a map.”

Synonyms: meeting, appointment, assignation, tryst

Antonyms: separation, dispersal, parting, cancellation

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