English Explanatory Dictionary

window-shop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To engage in window-shopping; to browse the windows of shops with no intention of buying anything.
  2. To browse for romantic partners by meeting new people without any intention of having a long-term relationship.

Word forms

window-shop window-shops window-shopping window-shopped

Etymology

Back-formation from window-shopping.

Related words

window-shopping

Derived words

window-shopper
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