English Dictionary

looky-loo

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌlʊkiˈluː/

名詞

くだけた表現 俗語

(informal) One who looks or stares; a gawker; a nosy or overly inquisitive person. / (informal) A look at something; a glance; an opportunity to look around.

日本語の意味

（非公式）じろじろ見る人、見物人、好奇心旺盛な覗き見をする人 / （非公式）一瞥、一度の覗き見、ちらりと見る機会

A curious looky-loo watched from behind the fence as the parade passed.

好奇心旺盛な野次馬が柵の向こうからパレードが通り過ぎるのを見ていた。

意味（1）

(informal) One who looks or stares; a gawker; a nosy or overly inquisitive person.

After the accident, I had to shoo away a bunch of looky-loos.

意味（2）

(informal) A look at something; a glance; an opportunity to look around.

I brought the inspector in for a looky-loo.

意味（3）

(slang) A person who comes into a store and looks around but doesn't buy anything.

This place isn't for looky loos. If you're not buying, get out!

looky-loos （ plural ）