Verboticism: Imagic

'Why do you keep looking at your spoon?'

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.

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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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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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Reflectompous

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: Re-flekt-OMP-us

Sentence: Maribel is exceedlingly reflectompous, beyond thrilled to see her own image in reflections, believing herself to be the most gorgeous creature around.

Etymology: Blend of the words 'reflection' and 'pompous'.

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Boneforaled

Created by: willster

Pronunciation: bo-n-fo-rald

Sentence: It was almost boneforaled that the woman was alone.

Etymology: self aware

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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

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Merror

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: me ror

Sentence: Any shiny surface doubled as a merror for the vain Megora.

Etymology: Me (I, self, ego) & Mirror (reflection;image)

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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

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Narcisstealth

Created by: Henshin

Pronunciation:

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Pridecheck

Created by: Javeson1

Pronunciation: pride check

Sentence: Derek Zoolander's first model experience was NOT a pridecheck; he saw himself in a spoon and then decided to become a model.

Etymology: you're checking your appearance in order to check (as in "keep in check" your pride) but everyone just thinks you're checking your appearance to enhance your pride.

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petaj very good etymology - really goes with the original definition about a false perception of vanity. - petaj, 2007-04-13: 21:59:00

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Mirrorage

libertybelle

Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: meer-or-ahj

Sentence: It took a moment for Dylan to realize that his sister Monique wasn't spending so much time at the sunglasses display because she was trying out a new pair, it was because she was mugging back at her tiny reflections in the lenses of all the mirrored sunglasses. She was awestruck at teh mirrorage or 64 little images of her looking spectacular in silver and rainbow tint. Dylan didn't have the heart to tell her that the sunglass mirrors really did nothing for her appearance but make her already big nose look bigger.

Etymology: mirror (reflective surface) + mirage (something that is not as wonderful as it seems or not there at all)

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