“Achha, “Jugaad”, “Tikka Masala” “Funda” : These Indian words are now part of Oxford English dictionary

Oxford English dictionary is really trying to keep up with desi lingo and some of the new words added to Oxford English dictionary are
Achha          namkeen          gulab jamun   timepass
Jugaad        chakka jam     keema    natak
dadagiri     chamcha           anna    chup
And the most important word that has been added?

Funda!

Why are these words so unique?

The words were added to the dictionary as Indians have “a highly specific vocabulary with no direct equivalents in English”.
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