nosebleed

• nose bleed

From nose +‎ bleed.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnəʊzˌbliːd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈnoʊzˌblid/

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nosebleed (plural nosebleeds)

1. A haemorrhage from the nose; most specifically, blood flow exiting the nostrils that originates from the nasal cavity.
2. (US obsolete slang) a nerd or a geek or a 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. Short for nosebleed seat.

• epistaxis, blood nose (Australia), bloody nose

• nosebleed seat
• nosebleed section

• nosebleed seat
• noseblood
• pseudoepistaxis

Unadapted borrowing from English nosebleed.

nosebleed

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

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.

Unadapted borrowing from English nosebleed.

nosebleed

1. nosebleed
2. (informal, colloquial, figurative, slang) 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.