{
  "id": 18079674,
  "title": "Tharoor has a new term for 'godi', 'andhbhakts'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/tharoor-has-a-new-term-for-godi-andhbhakts",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-04T06:17:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/tired-of-using-andhbhakts-godi-congress-leader-shashi-tharoor-has-an-alternative-for-you/articleshow/135526929.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New Delhi - Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has introduced a new term for describing the government's core supporters and media allies: quockerwodger. The rarely-used English word, which means a political puppet or person controlled by someone else, was shared by the MP from Thiruvananthapuram along with its definition.\n\nTharoor explained that those who find terms like andhbhakts, godi, and paid followers tiresome now have an alternative to describe the phenomenon. He criticized the government, stating that it has produced many such individuals in recent years. Tharoor has previously used similarly obscure words like allodoxaphobia (irrational fear of opinions) and farrago (a confused mixture) to criticize the BJP government.\n\nThe word quockerwodger gained attention in September when Tharoor shared it on X, noting that it might become the word of our era. His usage of uncommon vocabulary has garnered attention from social media users who often turn to dictionaries to verify the existence of such terms.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}