Obama Gets Cheeky ‘Smart Alec’ Nickname for UK Visit
The code-name British police have given President Obama for his three-day visit to the country has raised some eyebrows among Punjabi speakers. “Chalaque” means “smart alec” in the language, and is “sometimes used when we want to denigrate someone who we think is too clever for their own good,” explains…
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Obama Gets Cheeky ‘Smart Alec’ Nickname for UK Visit
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