uttam maharjan's definitions

thorn in one's cap

dishonour; stigma.

If one's occupation turns out to be a thorn in one's cap, one would better quit it.

by uttam maharjan December 1, 2010

crinology

the study of lilies.

Does crinology also study water lilies? Or, do we need another term, say hydrocrinology?

by uttam maharjan December 1, 2010

hat talk

foolish talk. From 'talk through one's hat'.

I am sick of your hat talk.

by uttam maharjan December 1, 2010

double-overtake

to overtake a vehicle that is overtaking some other vehicle; to overtake an overtaking vehicle.

Do not double-overtake that vehicle; it is perilous.

by uttam maharjan December 1, 2010

headpulling

the act of wooing a boss, e.g. a CEO, away from some other organization to one's organization in the hope of its better performance and hence prosperity.

In this business era marked by cutthroat competition, headpulling should be taken for granted.

by uttam maharjan December 1, 2010

holidache

a headache one experiences while on holiday.

Since you are suffering from a holidache, you had better go back to the desk, I suppose.

by uttam maharjan December 1, 2010

heterography

the use of different letters or a group of letters to represent the same sound(s). Some of the examples of heterography are: sEw and sOw, bEAt and bEEt and rOUgh and rUff.

Heterography differs from homography (= use of the same spellings for words that have different meanings).

by uttam maharjan December 1, 2010