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win⋅dow-shop

[win-doh-shop] verb, -shopped, -shop⋅ping.
–verb (used without object)
1. to look at articles in the windows of stores without making any purchases.
2. to examine or evaluate merchandise for possible purchase, use, etc.: Russian delegations are window-shopping in European factories.
–verb (used with object)
3. to look at (merchandise) in the windows of stores without making any purchases: to window-shop shoes.

Origin:
1925–30


window-shopper, noun
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win·dow-shop   (wĭn'dō-shŏp')
intr.v.   win·dow-shopped, win·dow-shop·ping, win·dow-shops
To look at merchandise in store windows or showcases without making purchases.
win'dow-shop'per n.
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