What Does Glazing Mean?
Praise that slid off the ledge
Glazing is praise that has crossed into over the top. The compliment slides off the subject and keeps going - the "no, I am not that great, you are glazing" read. It is the rain-slicked flattery that no longer lands on the thing you are describing.
Where It Comes From
The word leans on glaze - the thin coat of sugar that makes a thing look like more than it is. Glazing is the compliment that has taken on a shine. When someone says "you are not that good," they are saying the praise has slid off the ledge and is doing its own thing.
The Two Uses
- The glaze - the over-the-top compliment, the thing itself, "that was glazing."
- To glaze - to over-praise, "you are glazing, that is not what it was."
The Read
Not all praise is glazing. A clean compliment is on target. Glazing is the moment the compliment has lost its aim. In the glazing meter you read which side of that line a line of praise is on.