re: #128 Kragar

9 Foreign Words the English Language Desperately Needs

My favorite: #6. Gadrii Nombor Shulen Jongu (Tibetan)

Means:

Giving an answer that is unrelated to the question.

“Gadrii nombor shulen jongu” translates literally to “giving a green answer to a blue question,” and you won’t find a gushier spring of it than in political debates. It sounds like this:

Moderator: How do you respond to allegations that you funneled federal grant money into your string of underground toddler fighting arenas?

Candidate: You know, I really can’t believe we’re focusing on this silly “scandal” when what Americans are really worried about is jobs.

It’s called bull shit.