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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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Reflectifying
Created by: savvyology
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I had the sudden urge to reflectify as I passed the mirror.
Etymology:
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
Narseecism
Created by: Rochelle
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Houston, Texas is the narseecism capital of the world. The streets are lined with mirrored buildings.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
nice one! - galwaywegian, 2007-04-16: 05:29:00
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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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Warrenbeauttyspot
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: warren-beauty-spot
Sentence: "Clouds in my coffee", he sung as he swung his eyes quickly towards the shop windows every few steps. Warrenbeauttyspotting was his favourite pasttime.
Etymology: Carly Simon's song You're so vain, I bet you think this song is about you (Warren Beatty) + beauty + spot (as in trainspotting)
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COMMENTS:
Sorry Purpleartichokes, if you get this song stuck in your head too. - petaj, 2007-04-13: 04:31:00
I was quite pleased that I'd never heard "Clouds in my Coffee", unfortunately, it brought to mind Tears on my Pillow. Then I read the etymology. (...and your horse, naturally won.) Me and my dittyfliction will be going now. - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-13: 04:48:00
Love that dittyfliction. - petaj, 2007-04-13: 05:00:00
It's a bit out there this time Petaj but I love the references - great song - great movie - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-13: 10:29:00
I like to mix it up every now and then. Had a couple of loooong ones this week. - petaj, 2007-04-13: 22:04:00
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Reflectompous
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Re-flekt-OMP-us
Sentence: Maribel is exceedlingly reflectompous, beyond thrilled to see her own image in reflections, believing herself to be the most gorgeous creature around.
Etymology: Blend of the words 'reflection' and 'pompous'.
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)
Likenessmonsters
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: lyke ness mon stirs
Sentence: Young Bonnie was a canny lass. She was gorgeous and knew it. She threw it in the faces of all her suitors, playing one against another....Angus, Jock, Duncan and Alistair. When the lads met for a pint in their local and started comparing notes, as only lads do, they discovered she had fooled them all with her beauty and need for acknowledgement of her famed vanity. She had left no mirror ungazed upon, no window unlooked at and no other shiny surfaces unobserved. That is when they decided that Bonnie, not Nessie, became all the Likenessmonsters of their lonely lives.
Etymology: Likeness (picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing;similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things); Loch Ness Monsters (large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland, plural: more than one)
Vainbezzle
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˌveɪnˈbɛzl̩/
Sentence: Those whose opinion of their attractiveness is not shared by others are more likely to get away with vainbezzling because it's hard to do anything surreptitiously when everyone is staring at you.
Etymology: From vain + embezzle
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