1118 definitions by uttam maharjan

crocodile

insincere or false when used adjectivally. From crocodile tears (=false sympathy).

She gave me a crocodile smile.

by uttam maharjan November 14, 2010

narcotherapy

treatment of drug addiction by using narcotics such as methadone.

The drug addict was rehabilitated into society after vigorous narcotherapy.

by uttam maharjan February 24, 2012

kick-the-dog effect

The angry behaviour shown by a person when he has to accept all blame and he cannot shift it to anybody else because he is in the lowest rung of hierarchy in his organization. This happens when a boss, who is to blame, shifts the blame to his junior, who, in turn, passes it to his junior and so on till the blame reaches the lowest-ranked staff, who cannot pass it to anybody else. Then he goes home and takes it out on his dog by kicking it about.

Angry at having to bear the blame for no fault of his, the peon came back home in the evening and kicked his dog repeatedly. A kick-the-dog effect, isn't it?

by uttam maharjan January 21, 2010

effront

showing no shame at all; impudent.

None of your effront behaviour.

by uttam maharjan August 9, 2011

effront

impudent, shameless, showing effrontery.

He directed an effront remark at me, which I could not put up with so I scolded him with a vengeance.

by uttam maharjan May 25, 2011

cryptopathy

a disease of unknown or obscure origin.

He is a nimblewit but has a problem-he is suffering from a cryptopathy.

by uttam maharjan March 31, 2010

lower hand

disadvantage. Used in the phrase 'have the lower hand'.

In the dispute, you have the lower hand. So you had better surrender.

by uttam maharjan July 25, 2010