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India slang
A clever, improvised solution or workaround.
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Usually safest with people who already understand the context.
Tone
Casual and context-dependent.
Region
India
Formality
Semi-informal; still use judgment.
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jugad means A clever, improvised solution or workaround. It is best read as india slang associated with India.
"jugad" means A clever, improvised solution or workaround. In India, the nuance may be more specific.
Casual and context-dependent.
Usually safest with people who already understand the context.
Context-dependent
A hack; an improvised solution (often used for quick fixes for studies or exams)
To deal with a situation as it develops, rather than according to a plan
Our/my time will come — a hustle anthem of patience, ambition, and eventual success
Superb, fantastic, outstanding — high praise for something that hits hard
Excellent, sharp, strong, or impressively intense — high praise with bite
Trouble, a fight, or a messy complicated situation — drama you would rather avoid
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