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'Why do you keep looking at your spoon?'

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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Chromegalomania

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /kroh-meg-uh-loh-mey'-nee-uh/

Sentence: When Ben showed Vanessa the engine of his hotrod, at first he thought she was really 'into' cars by the way her eyes lit up, and that she was leaning over to admire his custom-chromed exhaust manifold, until he realized she was just admiring herself and checking her make-up.

Etymology: chrome - chromium, or other shiny metallic plating (from Greek, khroma "color") + megalomania - having delusion of greatness (from Greek, megas "great" & mania "madness")

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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:

Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2007-12-28: 15:45:00

Absolutely love it! Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-29: 03:13:00

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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

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Veticulorinitioncus

Created by: afireinside

Pronunciation:

Sentence: She was extremely veticulorinitioncus because she thought she was beautiful.

Etymology:

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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

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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

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Reflectaegoing

Created by: thebaron

Pronunciation: re-flec-ta-ego-ing

Sentence: Once again, she was found reflectaegoing in the glass cabinet.

Etymology: reflecta (reflection) + ego (I)

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Clandespy

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: clan-DE-spahy

Sentence: Bob's clandespy continued with a compulsiveness until, fooled by snooptical illusions of his own reflection, he sought an extreme makeover.

Etymology: Blend of 'CLANDES' of clandestine & ESPY:to catch sight of; see at a glance; to spy.

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COMMENTS:

very nice - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-28: 10:21:00

Nice mix! Good word!! - Stevenson0, 2007-12-28: 17:30:00

very good! - chaiandallthatjazz, 2007-12-28: 21:46:00

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