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glaze

UK/ɡleɪz/ US/ˈɡleɪz/ uncommon slang vulgar
verb (4) noun (3)

verb

1.

coat with a glaze

  • “the potter glazed the dishes”
2.

become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance

  • “Her eyes glaze over when she is bored”
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3.

furnish with glass

  • “glass the windows”
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4.

coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze

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noun

1.

any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods

2.
3.

coating for fabrics, ceramics, metal, etc.

Origin

From Middle English glasen, from glas (“glass”) (Modern English glass), from Old English glæs, from Proto-Germanic *glasą. Related to glazen. In the sense of "overcompliment", originated in November 2021 and popularized throughout 2022, and allegedly suggests the spattering of semen on the complimented person, following "the visual of a donut being glazed"; could be derived by analogy of sugarcoating first before a sexual connotation is taken separately. The noun is from the verb.

Phrases

  • alkaline glaze
  • Bristol glaze
  • confectioner's glaze
  • confectioners' glaze
  • double glazing
  • glaze coat
  • glaze over
  • glaze up
  • glazier's fallacy
  • glazing agent
  • glazing bar
  • salt glaze

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