Derived from the actress Zooey Deschanel:
De·scha·nel·ing
Intense use of eyes in a popped-open bug-eyed stare to make the other person feel less than yourself. The aim is to put the other into a beautified trance, masking your insecurity, and making the other person feel like they are being put on the spot, in turn taking the social pressure and anxiety off of yourself.
De·scha·nel·ing
Intense use of eyes in a popped-open bug-eyed stare to make the other person feel less than yourself. The aim is to put the other into a beautified trance, masking your insecurity, and making the other person feel like they are being put on the spot, in turn taking the social pressure and anxiety off of yourself.
I was telling her the storying in a calm and relaxed manner, but she was totally deschaneling me for no reason at all.
by anddsbur October 16, 2014