Koda: A unit measuring Indian currency. Rs 10,000 crores to be precise, the range of wealth the person in question was alleged to have.
Indian counting starts with 1000 and goes in multiples of 100.
100 X 1,000 = Lakh
100 X Lakh = Crore
100 X Crore = Arawb
100 X Arawb = Koda
Usage: Earlier politicians used to deal in lakhs and crores, now it’s just arawbs and kodas!
Also can denote a huge unknown amount of money.
Usage: I don’t think any amount of funds can save that project, they’ll require kodas and kodas to just get it going.

Aussie: Something nearly invincible and tough to beat.
Usage: I’ve been trying to get the better of him in the office without success, he’s turning out to be a real Aussie!

To do an Obama: To give an inspiring speech full of hope, which may or may not be backed by action.
Usage: We’re out of funds and the chips are down. I think I’ll have to do an Obama to cheer up staff and boost morale.

Maya: The illusion that one’s name and form has to be propagated in as many ways as possible. In the extreme case you go on a self-statue building spree.
Usage: My boss is under some serious Maya. He called a fashion photographer to shoot his pix for all the company brochures and websites.

To do an Advani: To go on and carry on way beyond your retirement date.
Usage: I thought I would be promoted, but my superior has just done an Advani and got a two-year extension.

Laloofied: To suddenly become irrelevant after years of being in the essential scheme of things.
Usage: Man! Thanks to that serious goof-up in the office I’ve just been Laloofied!

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