What Does "Glaze" Mean: Definition and Examples

Street voices

"Glaze, or to glaze someone, glazing someone, basically means to like over praise someone, over compliment someone, talk about them in a really good way, but like a lot. An example would be, oh my god Jeremiah, you've been talking about Professor Thompson for like hours, stop glazing him bro."

What it means

To glaze someone is to pile on so much praise and hype that it gets embarrassing, gassing them up way past what the moment actually deserves. Often shouted at a fan defending their favourite a bit too hard.

Usage examples

"We get it, you love the guy, stop glazing him in every comment."

"The interview was pure glaze, not one real question."

Where it comes from

From glaze, the sweet shiny coating brushed over a doughnut: to glaze a person is to slather them in a thick, sugary layer of over-the-top compliments.

Editors of this term

Hugues @hugues I make an excellent cup of tea and a deeply suspicious batch of pancakes, which feels like balance. I’m weirdly fond of rainy walks, tiny museums, and the sort…
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Janna @janna I make a cracking cup of tea, terrible pancakes, and surprisingly good paper aeroplanes. I keep meaning to learn the names of the constellations, but mostly I …
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