lookie-loo

noun

look·​ie-loo ˈlu̇-kē-ˈlü 

variants or looky-loo

plural lookie-loos or looky-loos

US, informal + often disparaging

: a person who looks at something: such as

a

: a person who goes somewhere or stops to look at something (such as the scene of an accident) : an intrusively curious onlooker

—usually plural

… to discourage the thousands of lookie-loos who once jammed the street to get a glimpse of the murder scene.

—David W. Myers

b

: a person who looks at something for sale without intending to buy it

And how should you get your old house ready for "looky-loos" as well as the serious buyers?

—Roger Showley

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above