Slang dossier
Glaze / glazing
Pronounced glayz / GLAY-zing
Praising someone so enthusiastically that it seems excessive, uncritical or insincere. “Stop glazing” can also be used unfairly to shut down a perfectly reasonable compliment.
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In a sentence
How it sounds
Illustrative examples
- “He made one good pass; stop glazing him.”
- “That review is all glazing and no criticism.”
Where teens use it
The habitat
Sports and streamer debates, fandom comments and teasing between friends.
Parent briefing
What parents should know
Distinguish admiration from treating a creator as incapable of being wrong. Also make room for sincere praise: a teen should not have to insult someone to avoid being accused of glazing.
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