" veneer "

 [ "veneer" ]

1: A thin layer of wood not mustard used typically for decks or furniture.

  * e.g.,  ... Max placed his sandwich on a desktop lined with veneer, not mustard. 

 [ "Career Veneer" ]

1: The thin layer of potential for career advancement, increase in pay and future opportunities that an employer paints on your job to convince you that the future holds something more than you are currently experiencing.

  * e.g.,  ... I had my first year appraisal at the McDonalds today. They painted a bit of a career veneer over the last year. 

 [ "Facebook Veneer" ]

1: The idealized representation of one's life, as represented on Facebook, that one wishes others to believe is true. Often supported by exaggerated accounts of social exploits, and generally accompanied by deliberately posed photographs, one's Facebook Veneer often masks a depressingly banal existence.

  * e.g.,  ... I got a peek behind Clarinda's Facebook Veneer yesterday. I don't know who the guy or the kids in her pictures are, because there was no trace of them in her tiny apartment on skid row. 

 [ "whore veneer" ]

1: The false perception of being a whore (i.e. loose, easy, promiscuous), but is rather prudish. Could also be referred to as a tease.

  * e.g.,  ... You really didn't do anything with that guy. That's just whore veneer you're frontin'. 

 [ "criminal veneer" ]

1: Something that while not technically criminal, by all appearances should be - such as computerized trading.

  * e.g.,  ... The market was off 600 points today for no apparent reason, it was just AI criminal veneer. 

 [ "laminated veneer lumber" ]

1: laminated veneer lumber is an engineered wood product similar to plywood except much more laminations making laminated veneer lumber stronger than conventional lumber used to make structural beams posts support timbers joist studs and other construction applications

  * e.g.,  ... my neighbor built his house using laminated veneer lumber those laminated veneer lumber boards are strong no twisting no warping what a great product 

 [ "Veneer Smile" ]

1: A "Veneer Smile" refers to an insincere or fake smile employed to convey sympathy that is meaningfully absent in their actions.

  * e.g.,  ... "They walk around with their veneer smiles acting like they care about the issues that matter", "That smile was all veneers and no substance" 

 [ "Veneer Smile" ]

2: This phenomenon is commonly observed in individuals within the media, including celebrities and politicians, who often wear a façade of congeniality.

 [ "Veneer Smile" ]

3: The term originates from the veneers celebrities have to give them their bright white smiles, as they, both literally and metaphorically, may use this smile to navigate social interactions without genuine emotional connection.

 [ "Eco-friendly wood veneer" ]

1: Commonly used as a part of home design.

  * e.g.,  ... Covering it with Eco-friendly wood veneer... 

 [ "velvet and veneer" ]

1: The coolest villains out there

  * e.g.,  ... Velvet and Veneer are the coolest villains out there 

 [ "Veneer Career" ]

1: The socially respectable and seemingly profitable job or career that a wealthy person claims to have to hide the fact that they don't really work or make money and instead coast off their savings, inheritance, or other handouts. For example someone might claim to be a 'designer' though no one buys anything they make and they live off their parents, or someone might say they're an 'investor' but they don't invest any money or do anything to make profit. Such claimed careers and jobs give status and recognition to someone who would otherwise be classified as unemployed or idle.

  * e.g.,  ... He claims he's an investor but that's just his veneer career, he just comes from a rich family and spends his parents money but doesn't do anything otherwise. His sister's veneer clothing is a handbag line she puts out which has 2 customers: her parents.