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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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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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Reflectifying
Created by: savvyology
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I had the sudden urge to reflectify as I passed the mirror.
Etymology:
Narcissipeek
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: närsəsipēk
Sentence: 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)
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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COMMENTS:
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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Narsisspoon
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: närsəspoōn
Sentence: Marcie loves her reflection. She even has a favorite narcisspoon to facilitate her interest. She keeps it highly polished and will narcisspoon over her image until her cereal gets soggy.
Etymology: narcissism (excessive or erotic interest in oneself and one\'s physical appearance) + spoon (an implement consisting of a small, shallow oval or round bowl on a long handle, used for eating, stirring, and serving food)(behave in an amorous way; kiss and cuddle)
Windowvain
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: win do vane
Sentence: Maria being a classic narcissistic 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)
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COMMENTS:
clever!! - libertybelle, 2011-03-21: 09:40:00
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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
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)
Imagic
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: imaj - ik
Sentence: Penelope was mesmerized. She kept sneaking peeks at herself and she looked better than she thought. It was imagic. Her vanity skewed her reflection so much that she did not even know how she really looked ---and perhaps that was a blessing.
Etymology: image, magic
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COMMENTS:
Good reflection on you, mweinmann! - Nosila, 2009-10-31: 01:12:00
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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