Definitions by uttam maharjan

nostomania 

the tendency to think if the present time were a past time it would be much better; the tendency to revert to the days of yore.

Today is April 1 2012. If today were, say, April 1, 2005, I would rectify all the mistakes that I have made over the last seven years, which would make my life better. This is nostomania.

nostomania by uttam maharjan August 23, 2012

birthyear

the year in which one is born.

The year 1964 AD is my birthyear.

birthyear by uttam maharjan August 23, 2012

alcoholex

the index for measuring alcoholic content in the system of a person.

The driver’s alcoholex was too high and he was therefore had up.

alcoholex by uttam maharjan August 22, 2012

from dob to dod 

from birth to death; from the cradle to the grave. From dob (date of birth) and dod (date of death).

The serf served his master from dob to dod.

from dob to dod by uttam maharjan August 22, 2012

polyseme 

a word with more than one meaning. Back-formation of 'polysemous'.

There are many polysemes in the English language.

polyseme by uttam maharjan August 22, 2012

double barrel

a double-barrelled word.

The word ‘apparent’ is a double barrel. It could mean either ‘clear’ or ‘seeming’.

double barrel by uttam maharjan August 22, 2012

sea-urchin haircut

a haircut with sticking-out hair suggestive of a sea-urchin. It is also scraggly.

The girls have a sea-urchin haircut.

sea-urchin haircut by uttam maharjan August 22, 2012