people-watchingn.

Brit.

/ˈpiːplˌwɒtʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpipəlˌwɑtʃɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: people n., watching n.

Etymology: < people n. + watching n., perhaps after birdwatching n.. Compare slightly later people-watch v.

Idle observation of people in a public place, as a way of passing time.

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1957 N.Y. Times 5 May 74/4 Mrs. Kieran..gazed up at the source of the flutter [sc. a bird] and smiled. ‘People watching’, she said.]

1958 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 7 Feb. 14/2 Next to people-watching, Stees' favorite pastimes are hunting and listening to hi-fi.

1963 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 21 Oct. 2/1 People-watching is not only the greatest pastime but the cheapest.

1973 PS 6 201/2 It is an excellent place for past-midnight people-watching, particularly of the people who work on Bourbon Street.

2000 C. Hanger World Food: Morocco 122 You may not want to buy anything at these souqs, but they make for a fascinating wander, for the people-watching as much as the produce.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	people-watching
释义	people-watchingn. Brit. /ˈpiːplˌwɒtʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpipəlˌwɑtʃɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: people n., watching n. Etymology: < people n. + watching n., perhaps after birdwatching n.. Compare slightly later people-watch v. Idle observation of people in a public place, as a way of passing time. ΚΠ 1957 N.Y. Times 5 May 74/4 Mrs. Kieran..gazed up at the source of the flutter [sc. a bird] and smiled. ‘People watching’, she said.] 1958 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 7 Feb. 14/2 Next to people-watching, Stees' favorite pastimes are hunting and listening to hi-fi. 1963 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 21 Oct. 2/1 People-watching is not only the greatest pastime but the cheapest. 1973 PS 6 201/2 It is an excellent place for past-midnight people-watching, particularly of the people who work on Bourbon Street. 2000 C. Hanger World Food: Morocco 122 You may not want to buy anything at these souqs, but they make for a fascinating wander, for the people-watching as much as the produce. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1958
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