‘Tired of using andhbhakts, godi?’: Shashi Tharoor says ‘quockerwodger’ an ‘acceptable alternative’
Economic Times
What the coverage says
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has introduced the obscure English term quockerwodger as a substitute for common political insults. According to the Economic Times, he suggested the word to replace andhbhakts and godi. The Hindustan Times added that social media users frequently need to consult a lexicon whenever the politician shares such rarely-used and difficult-to-pronounce vocabulary.
Written by HeadlineShine from 2 outlets' reporting, with AI assistance. Each outlet's own story is listed alongside.
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- Economic Times first reported it
- Hindustan Times reported it
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