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: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Inanimire: /In an uh mahyr/ Although the smart phone battery had died 47 minutes ago, that didn’t stop Leopold from faking a text now and again to inanimire how his new hairstyle. Etymology: Inanimate – Admire Created by: Mrgoodtimes.
Windowvain: /win do vane/ Maria being a classic narcisstic person could never pass a building or car window, mirror or other shiny surface without adoring herself. She was windowvain. Her boyfriend Peter noticed this and asked her why one day when they passed a department store window did she pause to admire herself? She told him that it was no reflection upon him… Etymology: Window (a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air)& Vain ( characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance) & Wordplay on Windowpane (a sheet of glass with a clear reflection on a window) Created by: Nosila.
Comments on Windowvain:
libertybelle, 2011-03-21: 09:40:00
clever!!
Narcissipeek: /närsəsipēk/ Joy thinks she looks pretty good. She tries to not be too vain but can’t help but take a narcissipeek as she passes by the mirrored windows of the office building. Etymology: narcissism (excessive or erotic interest in oneself and one’s physical appearance) + peek (look quickly, typically in a furtive manner) Created by: artr.
Mirrorage: /meer-or-ahj/ 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) Created by: libertybelle.
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