The Sanjaya Dictionary

Rickey over on Rickey.org put together a fun collection of terms associated with American Idol cast-off, Sanjaya Malakar. Here they are – enjoy!

A

Ashley Ferl — legendary Fanjaya with high water content

B

Berklee College of Music — college Sanjaya wants to attend
Bill Vendall — Rhode Island industrial artist who created Sanjaya Malakar (disputed)

C

Cakejaya — fans of Sanjaya and Cake, see also Sancake

D

Do I make you salty? — the “question”

F

Fanjaya — us, the beautiful people
For the love of god — usually followed by comma Sanjaya exclamation point
Funjaya — one of the experiences of being a Fanjaya (e.g. I’m having funjaya with Sanjaya and the Fanjayas)

H

Hair — what Sanjaya wants to talk about other than
Hatejaya — people whose brains explode at the mere mention of the word Sanjaya (e.g. “Sanjaya!” *boom*)
Hug, the — long hug Kiki gave Sanjaya when Seacrest announced the beginning of Sanjaya’s career

I

Infectious — term Blake Lewis used to describe Sanjaya’s smile
Italian — Sanjaya’s favorite food, also half of the blood that runs in his body

J

Joe Perry — Sanjaya’s lead guitarist on his finale performance of You Really Got Me

K

Kiki — a good hugger for Sanjayas in distress

L

Life is Beautiful — because of Sanjaya

M

Meljaya — the rare fan of both Sanjaya and Melinda Doolittle
Mercedes Benz — song Sanjaya failed to sing during country week due to sponsorship sabotage
Momjaya — Sanjaya’s mother, Jill, who wishes Sanjaya would listen to her more often

N

Nonjaya (new!) — recovering Hatejayas or strong-willed individuals unfazed by the Sanjaya-forces affecting the known universe

P

Papaya — multi-seeded, semi-soft-pulp tropical fruit most associated with Sanjaya, also delicious!
Phenom — what Sanjaya is

S

Sancake — fans of Sanjaya and Cake, see also Cakejaya
Sangasm — what some Fanjayas experience after brief and/or prolonged exposure to Sanjaya on TV and/or the Internet
Sanjaya — is love, is Teen Pop Sensation, is Bill Vendall (disputed)
Sanjaya from Seattle — term Sanjaya uses to describe himself, should be changed to I’m Sanjaya, a Rock God
Sanjaya Phenomenon — the sixth season of American Idol and its aftermath
Sanjaya Show — speculative title of reality tv pilot Sanjaya shot in Venice Beach
Seventeen — age of Sanjaya when he joined American Idol, sometimes used to describe another contestant (e.g. Sanjaya is Seventeen! 17? Sanjaya Malakar is just 17!)
Sugary Cereal — high-glucose food item Sanjaya avoids

T

Teen Pop Sensation — what Sanjaya is
Total Entertainment Package — what Sanjaya wants
TPS — acronym for Teen Pop Sensation

W

Weird — how Sanjaya describes the phenomen that is himself
White House Correspondents Dinner — the first public function to be sanjaya’d by Sanjaya’s mere presence

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