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voyeur

[vwah-yur, voi-, vwa-yœr] / vwɑˈjɜr, vɔɪ-, vwaˈjœr /
NOUN
peeping Tom
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Horrible people acting horribly is always entertaining, to a point—the point being when the viewer recognizes he has become a voyeur.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

I’m not particularly good at TikTok as a human, or as a comedian, but I love being on TikTok as a voyeur.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 19, 2025

Rather, it’s a clever way for Soderbergh to make the viewer feel like a voyeur, listening in on increasingly intimate conversations that we wouldn’t otherwise be privy to.

From Salon Jan. 24, 2025

Branded a "voyeur" by Mourinho after criticising his negative tactics in 2005, Wenger said the Chelsea boss was "out of order" and "disconnected with reality".

From BBC Sep. 28, 2024

When she was done, Princesse got up and walked away, leaving the blank faces in the dirt for the next curious voyeur to add a stroke to.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

For many of the gawkers and voyeurs, this is pure fantasy, a kind of calming, momentary escape.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 4, 2025

Beatniks, bikers, gear heads, voyeurs, outcasts and rebels — all had a place in Corman’s world, on both sides of the screen.

From New York Times May 12, 2024

This explains why turnaround time between whatever actions Joan takes in the real world and the heightened, more attractive version served up to Streamberry voyeurs is so short.

From Salon Jun. 17, 2023

Secretly filming others has generally resulted in sentences no longer than 10 days, meaning that many Chinese women had "started wearing an additional layer of clothing to deter judgmental comments and would-be voyeurs".

From BBC Apr. 19, 2023

All those people out there in the shadows, watching the actors in the light, all those silent voyeurs as Bruce calls them.

From No Great Magic by Leiber, Fritz




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