Usually means: Curious onlooker, often without buying.
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  1. looky-loo: Merriam-Webster
  2. looky-loo: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. looky-loo: Wiktionary
  4. looky-loo: Dictionary.com

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  1. looky-loo: Netlingo

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  1. looky-loo: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Definitions from Wiktionary (looky-loo)

noun:  (informal) One who looks or stares; a gawker; a nosy or overly inquisitive person.
noun:  (informal) A look at something; a glance; an opportunity to look around.
noun:  (slang) A person who comes into a store and looks around but doesn't buy anything.

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