window shop
Look, not buy
To window shop is to browse store displays without intending to buy—looking at merchandise through windows or wandering through shops for entertainment rather than purchase.
The activity suggests leisure, fantasy, or killing time: We spent the afternoon window shopping on Fifth Avenue.
Someone who can't afford something might window shop wistfully.
- browseSurvey without intent
- just lookingCasually examining without intent
- displayPresentation for viewing
- mannequinLife-sized display figure
- storefrontRetail facade facing street
gaze · stroll · wishlist · sale sign · boutique · glass · dreaming · coveting · passerby · mall · sidewalk · wander · admire · temptation · wish list · price · longing · leisurely