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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
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Furtflecting
Created by: lamoon
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I'll bet Rob's furtflecting every time he walks past that mirror!
Etymology:
Sneakafflection
Created by: Korinne
Pronunciation: Sneek-A-Flek-Shun
Sentence: While watching Mimi strolls through the mall, it never fails that she'll sneakafflection in every reflective surface.
Etymology: Sneak + Affection (loves themself) + Reflection
Scaneak
Created by: sosibo1
Pronunciation: Sc-ee-ni-k
Sentence: He pretends to hate mirrors, but he always scaneaks on window glasses.
Etymology: Scan + Sneak
Egowarrior
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ee go war ee or
Sentence: Janice was enough of an Egowarrior that she never met a smooth surface that she did not fall in love with it!
Etymology: ego - self love & warrior - all's fair in love and war, especially when you love yourself.
Spoonervision
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: spoon/ur/vision
Sentence: Owing to her constant spoonervisions she bought belly jeans instead of jelly beans.
Etymology: spoonerism + vision
Narcipeek
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: NAR-ci-peek
Sentence: Everything that reflected her face seemed just another chance for her to narcipeek.
Etymology: narcissistic+peek
Privyiew
Created by: chaiandallthatjazz
Pronunciation: priv-eee-oo (as in view)
Sentence: Charlene always privyiews in the store window when she gets out of car at the shopping center... What she doesn't know is that the people inside the store can see her, and get a big kick out of her enamored glances at herself.
Etymology: privy (secret) + view (look)
Sexycheckin
Created by: Kazizzle
Pronunciation: "secks-ee-chek-n" - Not to be confused with "sexychicken".
Sentence: Stop sexycheckin yourself every 3 seconds Jill! You look just fine!
Etymology: "Sexy" - American, "Checkin" - Persian (Chek)
Slyball
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: sly/ball
Sentence: Whenever she passed a reflective surface, she would slyball her image to ensure she was prim, proper and still pretty.
Etymology: sly + eyeball
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COMMENTS:
Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2007-12-28: 15:45:00
Absolutely love it! Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-29: 03:13:00
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Glimspif
Created by: xirtam
Pronunciation: Glim-spĭf
Sentence: Madeline took a quick glimspif, at her reflection in the store window, to be sure her hair was still ok.
Etymology: Glimpse: a very brief, passing look, sight, or view. + Spiff: To make attractive, stylish, or up-to-date.
Comments:
Nosila - 2007-12-30: 00:49:00