Meanings
- informalrareuncountableObserving young women as a recreational activity.
He didn't have much heart for his teaching, either, and he found himself taking to girlwatching on campus.
1985, Joseph M Ferguson, The Summerfield stories4 more examples
He experienced erotic arousal, which included the slow secretion of genital moistness, from being with her, and also from girlwatching.
1972, John Money, Anke A Ehrhardt, Man and woman, boy and girl[…] stylized individual player performance, girlwatching in the stands, blimp shots of the stadium, and lots of other irrelevant hype.
1979, David L Altheide, Robert P Snow, Media logic[…] they are difficult or impossible even by definition: like inventing a new platitude (difficult), or girlwatching in the Men's Room (can't be done).
1991, Howard Nemerov, A Howard Nemerov Reader[…] end up as hotel detectives in a Texas resort teeming with Nazi agents. They still find time for one of their favorite pastimes: girlwatching.
2005, Mardy Grothe, Viva la repartee
Origin
From girl + watching, perhaps modelled on birdwatching.
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