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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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Stealthreflection
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: stellth-ree-flek-shun
Sentence: Maria was a master at stealthreflection, seizing every shopportunity to surreptitiously glance at her image in the frozen food and dairy cases.
Etymology: stealth, self-reflection
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COMMENTS:
Maria's eyes would glaze over shopping for bathroom fittings. - petaj, 2007-04-13: 04:45:00
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Narcissisly
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: nar + siss + ih + sly
Sentence: She's so narcissisly - there's no reflection she'll pass up!
Etymology: narcissism + sly
Boneforaled
Created by: willster
Pronunciation: bo-n-fo-rald
Sentence: It was almost boneforaled that the woman was alone.
Etymology: self aware
Vaniteye
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: VAN-it-tye
Sentence: Alex vaniteyed every reflective surface from his car to his date's door, yet he still missed the spinach between his teeth.
Etymology: vanity + to eye
Reflectifying
Created by: savvyology
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I had the sudden urge to reflectify as I passed the mirror.
Etymology:
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)
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)
Windowcopping
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: winn doe kop ping
Sentence: she windowcopped her way down high street and assured herself she looked great, but, having stepped in three different sample of dog excrement while checking herself out, she didn't smell really as good!
Etymology: window-shopping, copping a look.
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COMMENTS:
very funny galwaywegian - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-13: 10:00:00
I like that! - jedijawa, 2007-04-13: 12:34:00
funny! - wordmeister, 2007-04-13: 23:15:00
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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
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