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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.
Verboticisms
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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
Egowarrior
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ee go war ee or
Sentence: Janice was enough of an Egowarrior that she never met a smooth surface that she did not fall in love with it!
Etymology: ego - self love & warrior - all's fair in love and war, especially when you love yourself.
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
Sexycheckin
Created by: Kazizzle
Pronunciation: "secks-ee-chek-n" - Not to be confused with "sexychicken".
Sentence: Stop sexycheckin yourself every 3 seconds Jill! You look just fine!
Etymology: "Sexy" - American, "Checkin" - Persian (Chek)
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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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
Glimspif
Created by: xirtam
Pronunciation: Glim-spĭf
Sentence: Madeline took a quick glimspif, at her reflection in the store window, to be sure her hair was still ok.
Etymology: Glimpse: a very brief, passing look, sight, or view. + Spiff: To make attractive, stylish, or up-to-date.
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.
Comments:
Nosila - 2007-12-30: 00:49:00