The Rice University Neologisms Database

To cover an individual’s face and/or body with flour, rendering the individual’s appearance resembling an object that has accumulated a large amount of dust; often performed as a prank on an individual who is sleeping. ("While I was sleeping, someone anti Apparent Meaning: To cover one’s face with dry flour, resulting in one’s appearance as a dusty antique object. The noun ANTIQUE has been used as a verb that refers to the process of making someone appear like a dusty antique by using flour. This is often performed as a prank, especially when the target individual is sleeping so that he or she cannot anticipate and avoid being ANTIQUED. Possible Reason Used: The term was initially introduced in the MTV show “Jackass,” in which members of the cast ANTIQUED other members while they were sleeping. The prank became popularized as a way of humiliating and frustrating an individual by covering the individual’s face with flour. The white flour on one’s face is meant to appear like the layer of dust that accumulates on neglected antique items stored in an attic or similar environment. Thus, the prank action inherits its name from its goal: to make an individual appear like an antique. The prank is often exaggerated when a large amount of white flour is simply poured over the target’s face and body in an effort to further frustrate the target by leaving more mess to clean up.