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Glimmerce

A fleeting glimpse of light or sparkle, often seen in the corner of one's eye, that creates a momentary illusion of something magical or mysterious.
"As she walked through the forest at dusk, she caught a glimmerce through the trees, making her pause and wonder what it could be."
by Ikhtiar June 28, 2024
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Glimmer Man

A glimmer man (sometimes rendered as "glimmerman") was a name unofficially, but universally, applied to inspectors who were employed by coal gas manufacturers in Ireland to detect the use of gas in breach of rationing restrictioons during the Emergency (ie. WW2) from March 1942 and in some places as late as 1947.

The term is now used as a metaphor for bureaucratic intrusion into privacy.
"Rattled by the glimmer man, the boogie man, the holy man" - lyric from "Faithful Departed" by Phil Chevron.

"Gas could be used only on certain hours of the day and hence the arrival of the Glimmer man."
by Alberto Rosso June 9, 2009
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glimmerous fop

Prosecuters who would rather play guitar, and perhaps should. They keep their hairs in drilled tips to pierce the Heavens or to just make themselves feel pretty. They are fun to throw snackoos at, so do so if you see one. They also like to seduce opposing lawyers after court.
"Always thinking he's a prince in the investigation... What a glimmerous fop! MUNCH MUNCH MUNCH!"
by Ema Skye October 18, 2008
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glimmerpilled

When an opinion, usually related to gender or sexuality, is presented in a way that does not tear others down, and is based around satire, specifically gender satire. A play on words of ‘based and red pilled
You use bee/beeself pronouns? and you’re space gender? thats based and glimmerpilled
by anonymous November 3, 2021
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Glimmer

She's the queen of brightmoon, she cute and powerfull. DONT underestimate her
Queen glimmer of brightmoon
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Starlight Glimmer

a light purple communist pony in MLP that forced her village in total equality. She was reformed when Twilight Sparkle defeated her and is now currently a protagonist.
Starlight Glimmer: "The only way to be happy is if we're all equal!"
by awesome_kitty July 10, 2018
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Glimmerous

Describing one who wears too much "bling" or jewelry.
by Kousagi December 15, 2008
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