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'Why do you keep looking at your spoon?'

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.

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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

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Reflectaglance

Created by: jeatyet

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Sentence: Walking by the shop window, she turned towards it to reflectaglance.

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Egopeer

Created by: gemmgemms

Pronunciation: ee-goh-pîr

Sentence: Sandra is so self-centered, she must constantly egopeer at herself.

Etymology: ego: self + peer: to look at intently

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Chromegalomania

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /kroh-meg-uh-loh-mey'-nee-uh/

Sentence: When Ben showed Vanessa the engine of his hotrod, at first he thought she was really 'into' cars by the way her eyes lit up, and that she was leaning over to admire his custom-chromed exhaust manifold, until he realized she was just admiring herself and checking her make-up.

Etymology: chrome - chromium, or other shiny metallic plating (from Greek, khroma "color") + megalomania - having delusion of greatness (from Greek, megas "great" & mania "madness")

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