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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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Reflectifying
Created by: savvyology
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I had the sudden urge to reflectify as I passed the mirror.
Etymology:
Windowcopping
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: winn doe kop ping
Sentence: she windowcopped her way down high street and assured herself she looked great, but, having stepped in three different sample of dog excrement while checking herself out, she didn't smell really as good!
Etymology: window-shopping, copping a look.
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COMMENTS:
very funny galwaywegian - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-13: 10:00:00
I like that! - jedijawa, 2007-04-13: 12:34:00
funny! - wordmeister, 2007-04-13: 23:15:00
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Espionarcissism
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: ess-pee-oh-nar-siss-iz-um
Sentence: he couldn't tell if she was really interested in all of these window displays or was she simply indulging in some espionarcissism
Etymology: espionage, narcissism
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COMMENTS:
oooh I like ... - sabbychankicksass, 2007-04-28: 14:21:00
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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
Inanimire
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: In an uh mahyr
Sentence: Although the smart phone battery had died 47 minutes ago, that didn't stop Leopold from faking a text now and again to inanimire how his new hairstyle.
Etymology: Inanimate - Admire
Slyball
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: sly/ball
Sentence: Whenever she passed a reflective surface, she would slyball her image to ensure she was prim, proper and still pretty.
Etymology: sly + eyeball
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COMMENTS:
sneaky - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-13: 09:57:00
quick and clever - wordmeister, 2007-04-13: 11:48:00
That has a neat sound to it. - jedijawa, 2007-04-13: 12:33:00
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Arroglance
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: ar-ro-glance
Sentence: David took a arroglance at himself in the car mirror, not to check the tailgater, but to make sure his hair is perfect.
Etymology: arrogance, as in vane/glance
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COMMENTS:
wow! clever word! - wordmeister, 2007-04-13: 11:29:00
you can add one more word to your etymolgy (arrow)- really hits the target - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-13: 11:45:00
I like it! - jedijawa, 2007-04-13: 12:32:00
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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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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