Ogle (verb)
Pronunciation: ['o-gêl]
Definition: To stare at in an obvious fashion with eyes wide open, especially out of salacious interest. (See the Archives for "salacious.")
Usage: Ogling members of the opposite sex is but a step away from voyeurism. The difference between the two is that ogling by definition is controllable while voyeurism is perceived as a fetish. Someone who ogles is an ogler who engages in ogling. The current slang for ogling is "scoping out."
Suggested Usage: Ogling is not restricted to 'scoping out' the opposite sex: "The kid kept ogling my ice cream cone until I had to give it to him." Spoken with a wry smile on the face, however, it usually does: "Randolph's blatant ogling has already earned him several slaps in the face and a lonely life." Sometimes it is difficult to tell which sense of the word is intended, "Dusty Rhodes wasted another afternoon ogling the latest models at the Detroit auto show."
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