nazeing
The rather unconvincing noises of pretended interest which an adult has to make when brought a small dull object for admiration by a child.
(Taken from "The Meaning of Liff", but now in common usage.)
(Taken from "The Meaning of Liff", but now in common usage.)
Example 1. "My wife accused me of nazeing when she related the events of her workday."
Example 2. "When I explained to Jack the deep implications of my doctoral thesis analyzing the use of hyphens in 17th century English literature, he just kept nazeing me."
Example 2. "When I explained to Jack the deep implications of my doctoral thesis analyzing the use of hyphens in 17th century English literature, he just kept nazeing me."
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