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Namaste

(interjection) : From the divine in me, I bow to the divine in you. Because we are all one, I honor you and love you.—used as a salutation and at the end of a yoga class. [a Sanskrit word]

Submitted by: laurie demeyer from Illinois on Jul. 16, 2007 11:41

(other) : The divine in me honors the divine in you.

When she began the yoga lesson, she greeted us with "Namaste" and a short, slight bow of the head with her hands clasped in front of her chest.

Submitted by: faerielaydie from Oklahoma on Feb. 10, 2006 17:42

(noun) : Part of Speech: noun, interjection Definition: a bow and gesture of greeting or parting with the palms together in front of the chest; also, expressing respect through this gesture and bow Etymology: Sanskrit `homage; bowing to you' Usage: namaste v

I've seen it used as a salutation in letters to me from a freind.

Submitted by: Ritch Davis from Connecticut on Feb. 10, 2006 07:01

name-check (verb) : to mention the name of a person in public usu. to demonstrate personal connections or knowledge

'The Box' begins in a realistic style and then, without warning, veers off into supernatural, perhaps interplanetary mumbo-jumbo, which is then further obscured by a patina of murky existentialism. Sartre is name-checked regularly. —David Hiltbrand, Philadelphia Inquirer, November 7, 2009

Submitted by: Anonymous on Nov. 18, 2009 09:20

namebo (noun) : a blend of the words name and combo. Examples of nameboes include: Bennifer, Brangelina, and TomKat

When Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie became public with their relationship they were dubbed with the namebo Brangelina.

Submitted by: Megan Currie from Indiana on Apr. 23, 2006 00:33

nameist (noun) : one who discriminates against others because of their first name

I don't like Kevins, I'm nameist.

Submitted by: Ray Hyland from Ireland on Jul. 20, 2008 12:49

naming overkill (other) : when so many things are named after a person/place/thing that it's ridiculous

A lake, a center, a park, a plane, a ship and a few other things all named after what? That's naming overkill!

Submitted by: Anonymous on Mar. 30, 2007 12:53

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