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glaze

A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint.

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Born ~2021 · 1 year of recorded use
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#1·Apr 27, 2026

A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint.

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  • “Looking through the front window of a train exiting Lawton Portal (South of Davisville Station) we can see two Gloucester subway car trains. 📷Richard Glaze ⌚April 1980 #TTC #TakeTheTTC #TransitToronto #Toronto #Subway”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “every “smart” person is the dumbest fucker on earth clearly like everyone they force upon us and glaze with their op eds is dumber than me, the permanent drug induced psychosis dog, and it makes me fucking crazier than the psychosis does”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I still don’t get the ios glaze happening in tech review channels currently, apps optimized for ios??? Sure if you only use the same 4 social media apps otherwise every app feels like i am back to using an early android samsung phone”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Doesn't believe trans women exist. Doesn't believe islamophobia exists. Does believe the ai bot designed to glaze him is real and his girlfriend. Master of skepticism /s www.theguardian.com/technology/2...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Finished YCH for @moco13.bsky.social, of Glaze and Peyoci! ✨ I finished this one some time back but forgot to post it </3 Especially had fun with the colours on this one! Have a nice day/night!💙”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(ceramics) The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing.

Origin: From , from glas (Modern English glass), from , from . 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". The noun is from the verb. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(meteorology) A smooth coating of ice formed on objects due to the freezing of rain; glaze ice.

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  • “Cigs, Owes Me So Much Money For Creating Glaze Bot”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “This is the best avocado toast I've ever made. I've peaked. ☆ Dave's Killer Bread, 21 Grain ☆ Avocado ☆ Homemade garlic hummus ☆ Vine ripe tomato ☆ Microgreens ☆ Quick pickled red onion ☆ Homemade balsamic glaze”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Beveled white glaze porcelain jar https://collections.artsmia.org/art/117893/”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Shill rag pretending to be Canadian but is owned by shell company that is owned by American pro-MAGA billionaire hedge fund touts self-serving poll to glaze their northern Tory allies. nationalpost.com/news/canada/...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Completely handmade my birdie a little bowl!! First time ever hand making pottery. Let me know what ya think! #furry #furryart #pottery I really wanna try and make little sculptures next. Will be so fun to glaze them.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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