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October 23, 2007
Vishy's Indian English Dictionary: (hair) slide
slide./slyd/ or /slAYd/. A hairpin. Probably named for how it is worn by ladies: sticking the open end into your hair and then sliding it into place. As I grew up in Mumbai, I also heard it being pronounced as slAYd (rhymes with 'glade').
(Note: Bobby Jindal of Louisiana is making headlines because he was elected as the first non-white governor of the state in about 130 years. I read in his wikipedia bio that he helped his wife deliver their son by himself and named him Slade. That's what got me writing this blog entry.)
Posted by Vishy at October 23, 2007 10:22 AM