A form of voyeurism frequently practiced by narcissistic, self-obsessed people with unconsciously low self-esteem while walking around or riding on public transport through a busy city.
It involves making snap judgments about the appearance of members of the same sex, e.g. clothes, hair style, build, accessories etc. The identity shopper then copies the appearance of people they like the look of, and so feel much better about themselves. Until they see someone better looking, then they copy them, and so on.
Over time, this cycle raises the standards of dress for a large part of the population which is why people in cities always look so much hotter.
It involves making snap judgments about the appearance of members of the same sex, e.g. clothes, hair style, build, accessories etc. The identity shopper then copies the appearance of people they like the look of, and so feel much better about themselves. Until they see someone better looking, then they copy them, and so on.
Over time, this cycle raises the standards of dress for a large part of the population which is why people in cities always look so much hotter.
Girl: "Wow, you've gotten hot since you moved to the city! Good work!"
Guy: "Thanks! I just try to copy all the hot guys I see walking around."
Girl: "Dude, you are so gay."
Guy: "Nah, it's just identity shopping."
Guy: "Thanks! I just try to copy all the hot guys I see walking around."
Girl: "Dude, you are so gay."
Guy: "Nah, it's just identity shopping."
by dalb0z July 6, 2010
Get the identity shoppingmug. Riding your bicycle around your neighborhood with your delinquent friends searching for valve stem caps on cars to steal and put on your bike.
The low rider on Marathon drive have some nice chromies on it and the Suburban has 8-ball caps. Lets go cap shopping!
by ShawnHatesyou September 7, 2013
Get the Cap Shoppingmug. Candy Shop (in 50 Cent Terms) is NOT:
1. A bedroom
2. A Wh*r* House
3. A place with attractive people
It IS:
50 cents pants "Ill take you to the candy shop, Ill let you lick the lollipop"
You can imagine wut the lollipop is
Its a terrible song and I cant believe I ever liked it because its all about havin sex, like every other rap song there is, and im sick of guys talkin bout gurls like were their play thangs.
1. A bedroom
2. A Wh*r* House
3. A place with attractive people
It IS:
50 cents pants "Ill take you to the candy shop, Ill let you lick the lollipop"
You can imagine wut the lollipop is
Its a terrible song and I cant believe I ever liked it because its all about havin sex, like every other rap song there is, and im sick of guys talkin bout gurls like were their play thangs.
by Carrie September 3, 2005
Get the candy shopmug. a shop which people donate there unwanted junk to inorder for some poor etheopian kid to benifit from the sale.
by ally pow January 6, 2006
Get the charity shopmug. :endlessly seeking to find rare or valuable treasures among discarded items/trash left out on the curb or street.
A friend went curbside shopping yesterday and found a rare comic book which was left as trash on the curb.
by Panthera Atrox January 26, 2011
Get the Curbside shoppingmug. by Haiping July 31, 2004
Get the bottle shopmug. Verb) When three or more African Amercian co-workers sit around on the clock and jaw about nothing for an extended period of time, creating a barber shop-like atmosphere.
Leon, Darnell and Kisha don't ever get a lick of work done, they just sit around and barber shop all day
by Barry Lankin April 24, 2008
Get the Barber Shopmug.