people-watch

verb

To observe people and their behavior as a recreational activity.

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Meanings

verbpeople-watch (third-person singular simple present people-watches, present participle people-watching, simple past and past participle people-watched)

present singular third person people-watches · participle present people-watching · participle past people-watched · past people-watched

  1. intransitiveTo observe people and their behavior as a recreational activity.

Origin

From people + watch.

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APA

people-watch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/people-watch

MLA

“people-watch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/people-watch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “people-watch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/people-watch.

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