window-shopping



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window-shopping

The act of visiting stores, or looking in their windows, to see what is available without buying anything. My bank account is so sad these days that I'll only be window-shopping for a while! A: "You guys really went in that expensive boutique?" B: "Yeah, but we were only window-shopping, don't worry! We know we can't afford anything in there!"

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ewan-Scottish
Cenric-Anglo-Saxon
IrmuskaEER-moosh-kawHungarian (Rare)
Metrophanes-Ancient Greek
Lateefah-Arabic
EcrİN-Turkish