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window-shopping

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The browsing of shop windows without any intention of buying.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of window-shop

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 逛商店 (guàng shāngdiàn) — browsing shops with no intention of buying
  • Chinese Mandarin: 逛街 (guàngjiē) — browsing shops with no intention of buying
  • Finnish: ikkunaostokset — browsing shops with no intention of buying
  • French: lèche-vitrine — browsing shops with no intention of buying
  • Galician: mirar escaparates — browsing shops with no intention of buying
  • German: Schaufensterbummel — browsing shops with no intention of buying
  • Hungarian: kirakatnézegetés — browsing shops with no intention of buying
  • Indonesian: cuci mata — browsing shops with no intention of buying
  • Japanese: ウィンドウショッピング (windou shoppingu) — browsing shops with no intention of buying
  • Korean: 윈도쇼핑 (windosyoping) — browsing shops with no intention of buying
  • Korean: 아이쇼핑 (aisyoping) — browsing shops with no intention of buying
  • Macedonian: зја́јпазар (zjájpazar) — browsing shops with no intention of buying
  • Serbo-Croatian: gledanje izloga — browsing shops with no intention of buying
  • Spanish: ver escaparates — browsing shops with no intention of buying
  • Spanish: ver vitrinas — browsing shops with no intention of buying
  • Spanish: ver vidrieras — browsing shops with no intention of buying
  • Spanish: ver aparadores — browsing shops with no intention of buying