The act of shopping around for men without undertaking further action, comparable to window shopping (look but don't touch)
"I'm perfectly happy with my man, but I do like to innocently look around! A little mandow shopping never hurt anybody!"
by Manology December 23, 2009
Get the mandow shopping mug.Gateway shopping is when you break down to buy "just one thing" after you told yourself you have to stop spending money. Much like breaking the seal when drinking, once you have purchased one item, you'll purchase five more items, spend money you don't have, probably will have buyer's remorse.
Me: I'm not going to spend any more money on leggings and purses. I have to buckle down and save money.
Also me: Ok I've got to go to the mall for just one thing - I need sandals and that's it. That's all I'm buying.
Also Me: Ok this purse looks really with the sandals, but I like that purse too - two purses won't be a big deal. It's just Coach...
My friend: It looks like those sandals sucked you into gateway shopping - you broke the seal!
Also me: Ok I've got to go to the mall for just one thing - I need sandals and that's it. That's all I'm buying.
Also Me: Ok this purse looks really with the sandals, but I like that purse too - two purses won't be a big deal. It's just Coach...
My friend: It looks like those sandals sucked you into gateway shopping - you broke the seal!
by Siouxsie Supertramp July 31, 2021
Get the gateway shopping mug.Da standard "please bear with me --- I'm not familiar with this type or purchase" preamble-remark dat you ruefully tell a store-employee whom you ask for assistance in finding/choosing one or more items dat you never use yourself, and so you have less of an idea of how to shop for it or maybe even where it's stocked in da store.
Two good examples of when you might tell a staffperson, "I'm shopping for someone else..." might be if you were looking for a type of media-entertainment (such as books, music, or movies) dat you have no interest in yourself, or if you merely lived a simple bachelor's existence and were procuring "fussy female stuff" items for a lady-friend, such as cosmetics, dress-up clothing, fancy table-setting accessories, etc.
by QuacksO May 20, 2023
Get the I'm shopping for someone else... mug.a sexy hot beast, with a nice body. he is a daddy, and makes a nice fanfiction. u can picture him dripping wet every morning before breakfast. he has a large, muscular head, and has a sexy chiseled jawline. only idiot wouldn't want to bang ryan shop
by RyanShopIsDaddy May 30, 2016
Get the ryan shop mug.by gm64 December 20, 2017
Get the shop mug.Abbreviation of Photoshop, the original app where photography can be altered. Specifically, where someone’s face/body appears unusually perfect in print or screen. Can also be used for implying other fakery, such as autotune in music, or anything which aims to sell (ie: being sold at shop)
by Gehrigfthj March 17, 2020
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