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DEFINITION: v. To steal a look at your reflection in a window, mirror or other reflective surface; often done furtively so not to be seen as vain. n. A reflected image which is distorted by vanity.
Verboticisms
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Windowcopping
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: winn doh kop ping
Sentence: She frequently went windowcopping on the High street. People wondered why someone with the vital statistics of a famished greyhound would spend so much time checking out the cream buns every lunchtime.
Etymology: window shopping, copping a glance
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COMMENTS:
Windowcopping...I at first thought that was paneful police...what an arresting idea! - Nosila, 2009-10-31: 01:14:00
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Windowvain
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: win do vane
Sentence: Maria being a classic narcissistic person could never pass a building or car window, mirror or other shiny surface without adoring herself. She was windowvain. Her boyfriend Peter noticed this and asked her why one day when they passed a department store window did she pause to admire herself? She told him that it was no reflection upon him...
Etymology: Window (a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air)& Vain ( characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance) & Wordplay on Windowpane (a sheet of glass with a clear reflection on a window)
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COMMENTS:
clever!! - libertybelle, 2011-03-21: 09:40:00
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Narseecism
Created by: Rochelle
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Houston, Texas is the narseecism capital of the world. The streets are lined with mirrored buildings.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
nice one! - galwaywegian, 2007-04-16: 05:29:00
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Narcissneak
Created by: PythianHabenero
Pronunciation: nar-siss-sneak
Sentence: Anne-Marie loved to narcissneak looks at herself in nearby mirrors.
Etymology: Narcissus + sneak
Narcissisly
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: nar + siss + ih + sly
Sentence: She's so narcissisly - there's no reflection she'll pass up!
Etymology: narcissism + sly
Stealthcheckout
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: stellth-check-out
Sentence: Jill enjoyed working the stealthcheckout line at the FoodMart. She could see her reflection on the register screen and knew at all times just how perfect her hair looked and whether or not her lipstick needed refreshed. Best of all, no one really knew that she was checking herself out because it appeared as though she was working hard.
Etymology: wordplay on self-checkout: an alleged way to avoid long lines at the grocery store (not true), which is really an excuse for not hiring enough people to assist customers -- stealth: being furtive or covert + checkout: to look at or inspect thoroughly
Reflecticheck
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: Reefer minus er + affleck minus af & k + ti like the T in Tshirt + check like in what the hack !
Sentence: After a quick reflecticheck i knew that my spot was still rocking the spot. She was going on a short reflecticheckation and got lost in her looks.
Etymology: reflection + check = reflecticheck
Imagic
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: imaj - ik
Sentence: Penelope was mesmerized. She kept sneaking peeks at herself and she looked better than she thought. It was imagic. Her vanity skewed her reflection so much that she did not even know how she really looked ---and perhaps that was a blessing.
Etymology: image, magic
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COMMENTS:
Good reflection on you, mweinmann! - Nosila, 2009-10-31: 01:12:00
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Narcissipeek
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: närsəsipēk
Sentence: Joy thinks she looks pretty good. She tries to not be too vain but can’t help but take a narcissipeek as she passes by the mirrored windows of the office building.
Etymology: narcissism (excessive or erotic interest in oneself and one’s physical appearance) + peek (look quickly, typically in a furtive manner)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by pinwheel.
Thank you pinwheel! ~ James
If she's even using the cutlery, then the perception is hardly false -- but full marks for persistence. It's hard to look hot in the warped reflection of a spoon or fork.
purpleartichokes - 2007-04-13: 08:56:00
Perhaps she's not looking at her reflection at all. As I recall, the dish ran away with the spoon, so there may be something hot about the spoon itself, and she is depicted here spwooning.
Good comment Petaj. Perhaps the definition should say "to prevent a warped reflection of your vanity", or the more clear: "so as not to be seen as vain." Which do you like better? Let me know and I will change it. ~ James
I think purpleartichokes is right -- the spoon is hot! If you look closely, you'll see the reflected woman is wearing oven mitts. ~ James
purpleartichokes - 2007-04-13: 19:31:00
Wow... I hadn't noticed the mitts before. I must have been looking at a defiction. Definitely lends credence to to dish's side of the story; I hope he gets cupsody of the children. Uhh... sorry for the verbanter. Guess I better get ready for bed.
If it's not an oven mitt, she has a bad case of oedema -- in which case her self-image (as seen in the spoon) is much healthier than she is.
Today's definition was suggested by pinwheel. Thank you pinwheel. ~ James