biscuitery

a place where biscuits are manufactured.

They work in a biscuitery.

by uttam maharjan October 23, 2012

kig

1000 grams; kilogram. From ki(lo) and g(ram).

I bought a kig of rice yesterday.

by uttam maharjan November 15, 2011

price out

to price tickets to a concert, match, etc. so high that people cannnot afford them.

The tickets to the gig are very costly. It will price out most of the people. Let's reduce the prices.

by uttam maharjan September 08, 2011

traffic self-management

traffic management without the presence of traffic cops on the roads. Under such a system, drivers and pedestrians strictly obey the traffic rules, e.g. by following the traffic light system, as if there were traffic cops managing traffic.

Traffic self-management is like a hard nut to crack when it comes to implementing it.

by uttam maharjan December 12, 2010

polyseme

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

There are many polysemes in the English language.

by uttam maharjan August 22, 2012

timesule

a container in which are kept events of significance and which is buried or put away in a secure manner so that it can be retrieved in the future, facilitating knowldege of the time when it (the timesule) was made.

Timesules are a vehicle for disclosing historical events.

by uttam maharjan March 23, 2010

nom

1. short for nomination.
2. short for nominative.

1. The actress got six noms at the Oscars.
2. In the sentence 'Even Homer nods', 'Homer' is in the nom case.

by uttam maharjan December 06, 2011