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DEFINITION: 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.
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Spoonervision
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: spoon/ur/vision
Sentence: Owing to her constant spoonervisions she bought belly jeans instead of jelly beans.
Etymology: spoonerism + vision
Narsicretive
Created by: Niktionary
Pronunciation: nar-seh-kreet-ehv
Sentence: When Darcy met Rex, she knew she had found "the one". As he was checking himself out in the glass while sitting at the bar, she knew any man as narsicretive as her had to be a keeper.
Etymology: narcicism-secretive-creative
Narcipeek
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: NAR-ci-peek
Sentence: Everything that reflected her face seemed just another chance for her to narcipeek.
Etymology: narcissistic+peek
Reflectromaniac
Created by: freakystyley
Pronunciation: Re-Flek-Throw-May-Nee-Ack
Sentence: "I doubt these reflectromaniacs will ever be cured as long as this hospital has shiny things!" a frustrated Dr. Philip begins combing his hair in front of the mirror.
Etymology: Reflect + Mirror + Maniac
Furtflecting
Created by: lamoon
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I'll bet Rob's furtflecting every time he walks past that mirror!
Etymology:
Egospect
Created by: inias
Pronunciation: ee-go-spekt
Sentence: The mirror tempted an egospection.
Etymology: "ego" = egotistic, focused on the self. "spec" = spectate, to look at.
Vaincheck
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation: vain-check
Sentence: that woman keeps vainchecking in her spoon
Etymology: vain+check kinda like rain check
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COMMENTS:
Quick and clever ... I like it! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-01: 19:59:00
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Scaneak
Created by: sosibo1
Pronunciation: Sc-ee-ni-k
Sentence: He pretends to hate mirrors, but he always scaneaks on window glasses.
Etymology: Scan + Sneak
Sneakafflection
Created by: Korinne
Pronunciation: Sneek-A-Flek-Shun
Sentence: While watching Mimi strolls through the mall, it never fails that she'll sneakafflection in every reflective surface.
Etymology: Sneak + Affection (loves themself) + Reflection
Comments:
Nosila - 2007-12-30: 00:49:00