Above is a screenshot of a facebook group created by the galeej gang. The name of the group is 'Unighted Light Holders'. To a person not primed to galeej meanings, it might not make any sense at all. One wonders why united is spelt wrong, why one has to be united while holding the light.
In this instance, the unighted is purely idiosyncratic, though rapidly becoming part of the galeej repertoire, where any misspelling quickly becomes the accepted spelling, as it reminds people of the original gaffe and hence is another cause for amusement.
But the phrase 'Light Holders' is by no means idiosyncratic. It is a direct translation of a Tamil phrase that became common here as an indicator for someone who watches while another man 'corrects a figure' so to speak. So essentially, we are all holding the light when James Bond goes about his business.
This facebook group is a particularly famous instance of it. Later, when we participated in a talent competition, we named our group unighted light holders.
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