Definitions by uttam maharjan

WYWIWYG 

What you write is what you get. A term that refers to an examination in which pupils are judged impartially on the basis of what they have written on the answer sheets.

A WYWIWYG system must prevail to appraise students in a fair way.

WYWIWYG by uttam maharjan April 19, 2010

Eurocontrol 

European Air Traffic Agency

Eurocontrol has warned against flights to and from Heathrow Airport.

Eurocontrol by uttam maharjan April 18, 2010

lavotherapy 

washing out of a bodily organ for therapeutic purposes.

The doctor is a specialist in lavotherapy.

lavotherapy by uttam maharjan April 16, 2010

hanamachi 

a Japanese term for a geisha district.

Gion is a hanamachi.

hanamachi by uttam maharjan April 15, 2010

nyctophilic 

(used of plants) blooming at night.

Some plants are nyctophilic.

nyctophilic by uttam maharjan April 13, 2010

cacolalia 

the tendency to utter swearwords; the proclivity for speaking foul language.

The boy is notorious for cacolalia.

cacolalia by uttam maharjan April 10, 2010

hyphenation

a relation a person establishes with some other person. It could be one between persons of the same sex or the opposite sex.

Marriage is a hyphenation. So is civil partnership. Even a love affair or an extramarital relation may be considered a hyphenation.

hyphenation by uttam maharjan April 10, 2010