NRI Acronyms
Official acronyms for the Indian expatriate community
NRI : Non Resident Indian
PIO : Person of Indian Origin
OCI : Overseas Citizen of India
PBD : Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
Acronyms in a lighter vein
ABCD : American Born Confused Desi
Second generation Indian born in America
ABCDEFGHIJ : American Born Confused Desi Emigrated From Gujarat, House In Jersey
Second generation Indian born in America with some more unique characteristics
DBCA : Desi Born Confused American
Inverse of ABCD, born in India but emigrated to America
FOB : Fresh Off Board
Newly arrived in America
PIGS : Poor Indian Graduate Student
Indian graduate student struggling to make ends meet with a nominal assistantship, and a bank loan
RNRI : Returned Non Resident Indian
An NRI who has moved to his home country
RNI : Resident Non Indian
Resides in India but with perfect American/British accent and attitudes
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