nosebleed
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See also: nose bleed
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnəʊzˌbliːd/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈnoʊzˌblid/
- (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˈnoʊsˌblid/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
nosebleed (plural nosebleeds)
- haemorrhage from the nose (usually, blood flow exiting the nostrils that originates from the nasal cavity)
- (US obsolete slang) nerd; geek; dork
- (Philippines, figurative, slang) mental overload (usually attained as a result of having to comprehend new and/or complex concepts or languages that one is not particularly skilled with)
- Short for nosebleed seat.
Synonyms
- epistaxis, blood nose (Australia), bloody nose
Derived terms
Translations
haemorrhage from the nose
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See also
Cebuano
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English nosebleed.
Adjective
nosebleed
- (nonstandard, informal) (of an idea or argument) highly intellectual for one's own capabilities
Verb
nosebleed
- (nonstandard, informal) to struggle with English or to struggle to keep up conversation with an English speaker
- (nonstandard, informal) to tackle an idea or argument that is viewed too intellectual for one's own capabilities
Tagalog
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English nosebleed, via Tagalog-English code-switching (Taglish).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈnowsblid/
- Rhymes: -owsblid
- Syllabification: nose‧bleed
Noun
nosebleed (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜏ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜇ᜔)
- nosebleed
- (colloquial, figurative) a mental overload (usually attained as a result of having to comprehend new and/or complex concepts or languages that one is not particularly skilled with)
- Nosebleed ang pagmememoriya ng sangkatutak na mga formula sa isang gabi.
- Memorizing a whole bunch of formulas in one night is a nosebleed.