Definitions
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- noun The
derivation ofsexual satisfaction bywatching peoplesecretly , especially when those being watched areundressed or engaging in sexual activity. - noun by extension The derivation of satisfaction by
obsessively watching or followingsensational orsordid subjects.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior
Etymologies
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Examples
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Yet this hopelessly overbroad generalization about the connection between art and life that motivates 600-page biographies of writers and artists is what is usually trotted out as justification for these exercises in voyeurism and speculation.
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As the sites gain traffic, home-price voyeurism is reaching new heights.
Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Roland’s Sunday Smart Trends #109 2006
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Peeping through the lowered venetians of yesteryear (recollection as a species of voyeurism is very Ishiguro), the retrovert is privy to a series of partial visions that eventually reveal a life guided by calamitous misapprehension on his part.
New Fiction Joseph O'Neil 2005
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Peeping through the lowered venetians of yesteryear (recollection as a species of voyeurism is very Ishiguro), the retrovert is privy to a series of partial visions that eventually reveal a life guided by calamitous misapprehension on his part.
New Fiction Joseph O'Neil 2005
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This is called voyeurism, which is the only real sexual kink some of these books are engaged in., are you reading this ..?
PunkAssBlog.com 2009
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There’s a crime defined as voyeurism which encompasses pepping tom-esque behavior, but I can’t find any reference to the actual phrase anywhere.
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Good list, butI think in the truest sense of the word voyeurism you should have included Dancing at the Blue Iguana.
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Aside from the matter of expensively educated men in white coats calling voyeurism 'science' Ms R reckons that there are plenty of women who would fake an orgasm for the latest Balenciaga handbag.
Archive 2009-01-01 Ms Robinson 2009
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Aside from the matter of expensively educated men in white coats calling voyeurism 'science' Ms R reckons that there are plenty of women who would fake an orgasm for the latest Balenciaga handbag.
Rainy Monday Fun Ms Robinson 2009
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It's called voyeurism, and in most places is considered to be a crime.
unknown title 2009
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