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  2. Frum - Wikipedia

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    Another term with this meaning is frummie. [5] A person who is frum from birth (FFB) was born into a frum household and has remained observant. [11] [12] [13] This contrasts with a baal teshuva (BT), which literally means 'master of return' and refers to a Jew who has become frum after a period or lifetime of following a non-Orthodox lifestyle.

  3. Nirmala (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Nirmala is] a tale of woman's tragedy [...] — which nevertheless rises above the usual limitations of a roman a these in its dramatisation of very specific and highly individualised private lives [and] makes its appeal on a basis of universal human experience that transcends any local peculiarities of customs or culture.

  4. Hindustani profanity - Wikipedia

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    The Hindustani language employs a large number of profanities across the Hindi-speaking diaspora. Idiomatic expressions, particularly profanity, are not always directly translatable into other languages, and make little sense even when they can be translated. Many English translations may not offer the full meaning of the profanity used in the ...

  5. Dayan (witch) - Wikipedia

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    Some women are believed to be daayans, and (along with young children) are sometimes tortured and killed in rural areas. [12] Witchcraft is a major social problem in Jharkhand (a state in India that ranks 24th out of 29th in literacy), a large number of women are accused as witches and are killed.

  6. Woman card - Wikipedia

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    The term denotes a woman's mention of her gender to gain advantage in a discussion [1] or a claim of another's sexism or misogyny intended to garner support from third parties. [2] Miranda Devine has stated that "[p]laying the gender card is the pathetic last refuge of incompetents and everyone in the real world knows it". [ 3 ]

  7. Purdah - Wikipedia

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    In ancient Indian society, "practices that restricted women's social mobility and behavior" existed but the arrival of Islam in India "intensified these Hindu practices, and by the 19th century purdah was the customary practice of high-caste Hindu and elite communities throughout India."

  8. Vishakanya - Wikipedia

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    In the Skanda Purana, a girl who is born when the sun is in the constellation Chitra or the moon in the fourteenth lunar day is stated to be fated to become a Vishakanya. . Such a woman is described to cause death to her husband after being married to her after a period of six months, make the house she lives in to become devoid of wealth, and cause misery to her fami

  9. Frump - Wikipedia

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    Mr. Frump in the Iron Lung", a song on the album "Weird Al" Yankovic; The surname of some of the characters in The Addams Family (1964 TV series) Donald Frump, an elephant character in Rocko's Modern Life; Judge Horatio Curmudgeon Frump, a character in Tumbleweeds (comic strip) Babe Frump, NFL player