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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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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
Vaniteye
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: VAN-it-tye
Sentence: Alex vaniteyed every reflective surface from his car to his date's door, yet he still missed the spinach between his teeth.
Etymology: vanity + to eye
Windowcopping
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: win doh kop ping
Sentence: har penchant for windowcopping was discovered when she spent fifteen minutes ogling over some vetinerary products next door to a shoe shop.
Etymology: window shopping, copping a glance
Narcissneak
Created by: PythianHabenero
Pronunciation: nar-siss-sneak
Sentence: Anne-Marie loved to narcissneak looks at herself in nearby mirrors.
Etymology: Narcissus + sneak
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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Slideview
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: slide/vew
Sentence: A quick slideview indicated just how gorgeous she really was - too bad it was right before she walked into a concrete wall and broke her nose
Etymology: slide + sideview
Egotripper
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: egotripper
Sentence: she is an ego tripper
Etymology: ego and tripper as in lover.
Bodycheck
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: body/chek
Sentence: Several bodychecks an hour kept her happy
Etymology: body check (heavy hit) + body + check
Furtivanity
Created by: WhiteRhino
Pronunciation: Fur-tiv-an-ity
Sentence: He glanced with furtivanity at his gorgeous reflexion. Hey there, you handsome devil.
Etymology: Futive and vanity
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COMMENTS:
Nice one. I approve. - PythianHabenero, 2007-04-14: 15:26:00
Haha Dan, way to talk about yourself in the third person for your sentence. You're not fooling anyone:) - playdohheart, 2007-04-18: 06:26:00
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Stealthreflection
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: stellth-ree-flek-shun
Sentence: Maria was a master at stealthreflection, seizing every shopportunity to surreptitiously glance at her image in the frozen food and dairy cases.
Etymology: stealth, self-reflection
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COMMENTS:
Maria's eyes would glaze over shopping for bathroom fittings. - petaj, 2007-04-13: 04:45:00
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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