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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
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Circumpeek
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sur-kuhm-peek
Sentence: Julie doesn't want to be viewed as vane but loves to circumpeek at her reflection in any shiny surface she can find.
Etymology: circumspect (cautious, discreet) + peek (sneaked look)
Narcissusneak
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: nar-SIS-uh-sneek
Sentence: Marsha is a chronic narcissusneak. The other day she was checking herself out in a store window and walked straight into a street musician.
Etymology: narcissus (myth. - fell in love with own reflection) + sneak
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COMMENTS:
Could have been worse. She could have walked under a busk. - petaj, 2007-04-13: 04:47:00
Dammit, I should've looked before I verbed. Oh well, at least mine flows a little better? - PythianHabenero, 2007-04-14: 15:25:00
perhaps, but this one produces more spittle! - Alchemist, 2007-04-16: 06:52:00
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Egotripper
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: egotripper
Sentence: she is an ego tripper
Etymology: ego and tripper as in lover.
Glancissism
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: glan-suh-syz-uhm
Sentence: He planned a quick trip to the shops to pick up some supplies and indulge in some furtive glancissism
Etymology: glance, narcissism
Narcissneak
Created by: PythianHabenero
Pronunciation: nar-siss-sneak
Sentence: Anne-Marie loved to narcissneak looks at herself in nearby mirrors.
Etymology: Narcissus + sneak
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
Abssorb
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: abs-orb
Sentence: Phil was feeling pretty damn hot. He sent a poor old lady flying, so abssorbed was he in the fine reflection of his six pack in the shop window. It was his slice of window fame.
Etymology: abs (abdominal muscles) + absorb (to occupy one's interest, to engross)
Mirrorage
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)
Furtivid
Created by: Ellemorpheus
Pronunciation: Fur-tih-vid
Sentence: A quick furtivid assured her that her makeup was, in fact, still in place.
Etymology: Furti- from furtive vid- to look
Windowcopping
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: winn doh kop ping
Sentence: She frequently went windowcopping on the High street. People wondered why someone with the vital statistics of a famished greyhound would spend so much time checking out the cream buns every lunchtime.
Etymology: window shopping, copping a glance
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COMMENTS:
Windowcopping...I at first thought that was paneful police...what an arresting idea! - Nosila, 2009-10-31: 01:14:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by pinwheel.
Thank you pinwheel! ~ James
If she's even using the cutlery, then the perception is hardly false -- but full marks for persistence. It's hard to look hot in the warped reflection of a spoon or fork.
purpleartichokes - 2007-04-13: 08:56:00
Perhaps she's not looking at her reflection at all. As I recall, the dish ran away with the spoon, so there may be something hot about the spoon itself, and she is depicted here spwooning.
Good comment Petaj. Perhaps the definition should say "to prevent a warped reflection of your vanity", or the more clear: "so as not to be seen as vain." Which do you like better? Let me know and I will change it. ~ James
I think purpleartichokes is right -- the spoon is hot! If you look closely, you'll see the reflected woman is wearing oven mitts. ~ James
purpleartichokes - 2007-04-13: 19:31:00
Wow... I hadn't noticed the mitts before. I must have been looking at a defiction. Definitely lends credence to to dish's side of the story; I hope he gets cupsody of the children. Uhh... sorry for the verbanter. Guess I better get ready for bed.
If it's not an oven mitt, she has a bad case of oedema -- in which case her self-image (as seen in the spoon) is much healthier than she is.
Today's definition was suggested by pinwheel. Thank you pinwheel. ~ James