semi-hit

a moderate hit. Used of a film.

The film is a semi-hit.

by uttam maharjan September 01, 2010

eclipse memory

Eclipse memory would denote a condition in which a person remembers something only vaguely or indistinctly. It is characterized by partial loss of memory and not by complete amnesia. It may be referred to as impaired or dim memory.

Dude, that guy could not completely remember what he was doing yesterday when we called at his house. As you know, he is has a problem with memory- an eclipse memory, to be precise.

by uttam maharjan January 22, 2010

sesquiped

a very long word; a word with many syllables; an ultra-polysyllabic word.

I hate sesquipeds like antidisestablishmentarianistically, hystero-oophoro-salpingectomy and pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

by uttam maharjan June 17, 2010

agrostophagous

feeding on grass

Agrostophagous animals are generally meek.

by uttam maharjan January 08, 2010

hoo-ha

undue excitement; ado; todo; commotion.

There was a kind of hoo-ha over the minister's resignation.

by uttam maharjan December 23, 2012

palumbiform

resembling a pigeon in appearance.

The dove is a palumbiform bird.

by uttam maharjan September 29, 2011

autophagous

eating one’s own flesh or bodily organ.

Can you conceive of an autophagous animal?

by uttam maharjan November 10, 2011