{"id":250,"date":"2008-01-02T09:58:54","date_gmt":"2008-01-02T13:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=250"},"modified":"2008-01-02T09:58:54","modified_gmt":"2008-01-02T13:58:54","slug":"slyball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=250","title":{"rendered":"Slyball"},"content":{"rendered":"

DEFINITION:<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n

\"Why<\/p>\n

VERBOTICISMS:<\/strong> (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)<\/em><\/p>\n

Slyball<\/strong>: \/sly-ball<\/em>\/ Whenever she passed a reflective surface, she would slyball her image to ensure she was prim, proper and still pretty. Etymology:<\/em> sly + eyeball Created by:<\/em> Stevenson0.<\/p>\n

Comments on Slyball:<\/strong><\/p>\n

silveryaspen<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-28: 15:45:00<\/em>
\nExcellent!<\/p>\n

OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-29: 03:13:00<\/em>
\nAbsolutely love it! Great word.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Clandespy<\/strong>: \/clan-DE-spahy<\/em>\/ Bob’s clandespy continued with a compulsiveness until, fooled by snooptical illusions of his own reflection, he sought an extreme makeover. Etymology:<\/em> Blend of ‘CLANDES’ of clandestine & ESPY:to catch sight of; see at a glance; to spy. Created by:<\/em> OZZIEBOB.<\/p>\n

Comments on Clandespy:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jabberwocky<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-28: 10:21:00<\/em>
\nvery nice<\/p>\n

Stevenson0<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-28: 17:30:00<\/em>
\nNice mix! Good word!!<\/p>\n

chaiandallthatjazz<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-28: 21:46:00<\/em>
\nvery good!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Scaneak<\/strong>: \/Sc-ee-ni-k<\/em>\/ He pretends to hate mirrors, but he always scaneaks on window glasses. Etymology:<\/em> Scan + Sneak Created by:<\/em> sosibo1.<\/p>\n

Reflectocheck<\/strong>: \/ree-FLEK-to-chek<\/em>\/ I had to reflectocheck my lipstick because Betty kept looking pointedly at me and wiping her mouth. Or: The way Bob was looking at me, I wondered if something was hanging out of my nose. Thank goodness, a quick reflectocheck proved otherwise. Etymology:<\/em> reflect = a self-image as seen in mirror form check = to take notice of Created by:<\/em> maryamwebster.<\/p>\n

Comments on Reflectocheck:<\/strong><\/p>\n

OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-29: 17:35:00<\/em>
\nNice word<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
\nhttps:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=spoon2<\/a><\/p>\n

Be Creative,<\/p>\n

James<\/p>\n

www.verbotomy.com<\/a>
\nthe create-a-word game<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers) Slyball: \/sly-ball\/ Whenever she passed a reflective surface, she would slyball her image to ensure she was prim, proper and still … Continue reading Slyball<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,4],"tags":[90,92,93,89,91,27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}