windowsmile
/ˈwɪndəʊˌsmaɪl/nounVerified NewAlso in: Scheibenlächeln (Deutsch) · cristrisa (Español) · vitrissime (Français)
The greeting exchanged through panes while both parties pretend to be doing something.
The windowsmile is delivered mid-dishwash, mid-frost, and mid-dog-walk preparation. It acknowledges the other's existence without interrupting either performance. The smile carries whole paragraphs at close range and nothing at all at distance, which is its range specification.
Etym. — window + smile — the greeting of the glass frontier.
Rel. — drivewaywave · gatewave
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