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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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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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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
Furtflecting
Created by: lamoon
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I'll bet Rob's furtflecting every time he walks past that mirror!
Etymology:
Preenogle
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Preen - OH - gul
Sentence: A vain and pompous sort, Minerva could not pass any reflective surface without taking a moment to preenogle with self admiration.
Etymology: Preen + ogle
Reflexing
Created by: sharktrager
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Narcissus: the Father of Reflexers
Etymology:
Veticulorinitioncus
Created by: afireinside
Pronunciation:
Sentence: She was extremely veticulorinitioncus because she thought she was beautiful.
Etymology:
Reflectocheck
Created by: maryamwebster
Pronunciation: ree-FLEK-to-chek
Sentence: I had to reflectocheck my lipstick because Betty kept looking pointedly at me and wiping her mouth. Or: The way Bob was looking at me, I wondered if something was hanging out of my nose. Thank goodness, a quick reflectocheck proved otherwise.
Etymology: reflect = a self-image as seen in mirror form check = to take notice of
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COMMENTS:
Nice word - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-29: 17:35:00
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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
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)
Comments:
Nosila - 2007-12-30: 00:49:00