glaze

name

1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: 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.

1. The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing.
2. A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint.
3. A smooth coating of ice formed on objects due to the freezing of rain; glaze ice.
4. Any smooth, transparent layer or coating.

   “[…] In the distance the flowing glaze, the breast of the river, with a wind-dapple here and there, […]”

5. A smooth edible coating applied to food.
6. Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste, and spread thinly over braised dishes.
7. A glazing oven; glost oven.
8. A window.
9. Excessive complimenting or praise, especially in a cringeworthy way.

verb

Etymology: 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.

1. To install windows.
2. To apply a thin, transparent layer of coating.

   “to glaze a doughnut”

   “An overfired biscuit has insufficient porosity for glazing.”

3. To become glazed or glassy.
4. Of eyes: to take on an uninterested appearance; to glaze over.
5. To ejaculate onto someone's body.
6. To compliment or praise excessively in a cringeworthy way.