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vicarious embarrassment 

The very uncomfortable sympathetic feeling experienced while you watch someone else embarrassing themselves. This feeling is often intensified when the person embarrassing themself is not aware of how embarrassing their behavior is. In this case it is more like you are feeling the embarrassment on their behalf.
George: OMG, dude...this talent show is killing me. The fat girl dancing to 'Ice, Ice, Baby'...
Dude: I know man, I know...all the wrong things are jiggling--
George: --And her dancing! Everyone is laughing and she just keeps going. It's like a trainwreck right now. I don't even want to watch!
Dude: Total vicarious embarrassment right now, man.
George: Ugh. Let me know when it's over.
vicarious embarrassment by cuntwurst November 17, 2011

Ricardoism 

Ricardoism Ricardoism is a religion that started when RicardoThe Ricardoism God entered this world. Many people worship Ricardo as a result and it is now classed as a religion.
I was converted to Ricardoism.
Ricardoism by MidnightGamer4X March 31, 2020
1. To experience something through watching another's activities.

2. A great song by Tool, where in it the lead singer Maynard says that he is Vicarious because by watching people die, he himself can feel death.
1. I watched people sky-diving and felt a vicarious rush of excitment.

2. When I went to a Tool concert they played Vicarious.
vicarious by Godsmack Kid September 4, 2008

picarious 

To experience something by viewing another's pictures.
I spent the entire day looking at other people's vacation pictures and enjoyed a picarious high.
picarious by EyeInTheSkyy October 14, 2013

Vicarious Leisure 

Excess consumption by an auxiliary member of the leisure class. This is referenced in Thorstein Veblen's "The Theory of The Leisure Class". His most prominent example is described as a wife of a member of the leisure class.
Through vicarious leisure, she enjoyed the fine accoutrements provided by the vast wealth of her husband.

Bicarious 

Exploring bisexual fantasies and emotions through the experiences, feelings and actions of another person.

A fusion of the words vicarious and bicurious.
Kevin, do you mind kissing Steve so that I can live bicariously through you.

After seeing the strong shirtless men embrace, I felt bicarious excitement coursing through my penis.
Bicarious by davakon1 March 11, 2020