cruise

cruise
vb
a.
(used intransitively) to move around in search of a sexual partner. The word was first used by prostitutes seeking clients then, in the 1960s, by gays, and subsequently in the 1970s by heterosexuals, especially those frequenting singles bars.
b.
(used transitively) to actively try to attract a particular potential sexual partner. The overtones of cruising a person are a discreet display of oneself with some unmistakable hints or 'come-ons'.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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