nosebleed

See also: nose bleed

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From nose +‎ bleed.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnəʊzˌbliːd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈnoʊzˌblid/
  • (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˈnoʊsˌblid/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

nosebleed (plural nosebleeds)

  1. haemorrhage from the nose (usually, blood flow exiting the nostrils that originates from the nasal cavity)
    • 2024 November 19, Jeanne Sahadi, “Bitcoin has smashed records. Should you invest?”, in CNN Business[1]:
      Its pricing is highly volatile — and therefore highly risky. For all its nosebleed ascents, bitcoin also has had some gut-punching plunges. Between November 2021 and November 2022, for example, the price of bitcoin dropped 75%, from $64,455 to $16,196, according to data on coinmarketcap.com.
  2. (US obsolete slang) nerd; geek; dork
  3. (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)
  4. Ellipsis of nosebleed seat.

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Cebuano

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English nosebleed.

Adjective

nosebleed

  1. (nonstandard, informal) (of an idea or argument) highly intellectual for one's own capabilities

Verb

nosebleed

  1. (nonstandard, informal) to struggle with English or to struggle to keep up conversation with an English speaker
  2. (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/ [ˈn̪oʊ̯s.blɪd̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -owsblid
  • Syllabification: nose‧bleed

Noun

nosebleed (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜏ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. nosebleed
  2. (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.

Derived terms

  • ma-nosebleed
  • pagka-nosebleed
  • pagkaka-nosebleed