BT not because the trip (re: journey) was bad, but because so many emotions cannot be captured in fewer words. BT is commonly used by 'matching jinz and jacket- pink comb in back pocket- gale mein lowe locket- oh what a man we call shtud' not to miss 'tight ti-shirt wearing, cold nipple showing, bulging bicep showing buoy'.

BT. Cat. Adjective

Used to describe ugly hangovers, bad days, bad nights, seldom used for actual bad journeys, unexpected turn of events etc.

Unclear how this moniker came about it. Was it his god-fearing acolytes who revere him so much that they gave him this name? Was it a brilliant marketing ploy on his part (see Modi Kurta) to seem godly? Was it his efforts to embrace the social web as an up and coming mouse charmer? (#namo way cooler than #narendramodi). We will never know...

Refers to strained diplomatic relations between India and Italy.

More specifically, a pappardelhi is a cross-border quagmire exacerbated by seamen (ushoo correct spelling?), mistaken identity, Mallu fishermen and a PR fiasco where Silvio Berlusconi is depicted as a naughty indian uncle in a Ford Figo with dented and painted buxom gagged women in the dicky!

Samosapedia mugpots who came of age in the 80's and 90's will remember that this pappardelhi with Italy is long-standing. See bofors scandal.

The description would fit any urban educated Indian, I suppose, but indulge my small whim in creating a silly/punny neologism...

Intrepid POMO dude by day, he cannot get anymore traditional with modern outlook by night...

...Picks up the perfect California twang or Midlands Brogue or Noo Yawk mouth effortlessly, but can switch back to Mumbaiyya or Madras Baashai at the drop of a syllable...

...Impresses all his Amru friends with his socio-political commentary on the differences between the Reagan-era Happy Days and the Obama-era Big Bang Theory, but is happiest when catching up with Satyameva Jayate on YouTube...

...Spends many a waking hour working his Office's NCAA (or NBA or NFL) pool, but always has a CricInfo window open in his browser..

...and it does not matter when he debates with the Sommelier on the best California Pinot to pair with his steak, he cannot wait to get back home to his Dal Chaval or Thaiyir Saadham...

..May his "colorful" lifestyle continue to flourish...

During spouse season, how much you throw on the table and how loudly you chortle, depends on the hand you hold in alliance poker.

For your edification, from royal flush to royally jacked, the alliance poker hierarchy stacks up as follows:

God (or a Doctor) > US return > Chartered Accountant (CA) > Bank Manager > University Professor > IAS officer > Lawyer > Contractor > Restaurant Owner > Mechanic > Public Servant > Gardener > Driver > Private Servant > Coolie > School Teacher

Origins of the phrase come from Oprah Winfrey's recent galumphing around India where she visits the Taj Mahal, spends time with Big B, stops by a slum and has dinner with an Indian family only to be surprised that "indians still eat with their hands." Many an Indian took umbrage at the footage from this "journey" of hers and its stereotypical and slightly patronizing take on India. Oparah became Opariah (see pariah for definition) overnight.

Oparah now joins the ranks of Ass-Ton Kutcher (see brownface). Perhaps if her network does not take off, she can become the face of popchips? She should have no problem doing an Indian accent after her recent trip.