Shashi Tharoor is one of the most eloquent and poignant speakers in the country who has time and again been able to sway his audience with his words.
We have seen this incredible talent of MP Shashi Tharoor on various instances, be it at a TED talk or his during his Oxford Union debate or even on talk shows. However, nothing can match the standard of his Twitter conversations and exchange of ideas. The man has been able to time and again blow the social media away with his words which eventually led Tharoor to start his ‘word of the day’ segment on his Twitter. Through this series, Tharoor introduces a word to his 6.68 million followers, that rightly apprehends his stature, a.k.a. Tharoorian English.
These are big words that mean something very easily or complex and ever since he started this social work, he has been getting some thoughts from his followers on each and every one of them.
And, much like most days, Shashi Tharoor shared another word in his word of the day segment, today. It is – roorback which means “A defamatory falsehood published for political effect”.
I've had to put up with a lot of roorbacks in the last few years! pic.twitter.com/WeBl865R81
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) April 19, 2018
Here are some of the hilarious ways in which his followers reacted to this interesting word.
(Tha)ROOR BACK
— Saahil Roomani (@SaahilRoomani) April 19, 2018
And if its done to Mr. @ShashiTharoor, it's called a "Tharoorback"
— Suraj Menon (@suraj_centaur) April 20, 2018
Thank you sir, great improvement in my vocabulary after following you on twitter
— 🇮🇳 வெண்டைக்காய் 🇮🇳🤓 (@Vijayarangam2) April 20, 2018
Wow, another word learnt today.
I'm trying hard to memorize all these…
Don't know how successful in will be but I'm trying.@ShashiTharoor
— KilaFateh #5YearsSuffering (@KilaFateh) April 19, 2018
Sir is this statement correct-
BJP is the master manufacturer of all roorbacks in Indian politics.
— Vaishali ✌🏼 (@TimeTideRide) April 19, 2018
Always grateful for your vocabulary tweets. You are the best! pic.twitter.com/sjCaCv6Xcw
— Renuka Nambiar (@RenukaNambiar) April 19, 2018
When you revert to a Roorback, its called a, 'Tharoorback'.
— Harihar Goswami (@harihar_goswami) April 19, 2018
Wow, another word learnt today.
I'm trying hard to memorize all these…
Don't know how successful in will be but I'm trying.@ShashiTharoor
— KilaFateh #5YearsSuffering (@KilaFateh) April 19, 2018
Good that u r telling us the meaning too..So that the Webster site doesn't crash! #Tharoorians, #Tharoor
— मैंAnita (@anitashahakella) April 20, 2018
We agree with one of the tweets above, who needs a dictionary if you’re following MP Shashi Tharoor on Twitter?
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