Definition of shoulder-surf

shoulder-surf

verb - ambitransitive

• to look over a person's shoulder to steal their password or ATM PIN.

  Last edited on Aug 27 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'shoulder':
chip on (one's) shoulder	Definitions include: a grudge.
give the cold shoulder	Definitions include: to treat one distantly.
have a chip on (one's) shoulder	Definitions include: to carry a grudge.
over the shoulder boulder holder	Definitions include: a bra, especially a large one.
shoulder surfer	Definitions include: one who surfs the internet while looking over your shoulder.
Other terms relating to 'surf':
car surf	Definitions include: to ride on the top of a moving car.
channel surf	Definitions include: to continuously change the TV channel, looking for a program one wants to watch.
couch surf	Definitions include: to spend a period of time sleeping at other people's homes, often on their couches.
Council Surf and turf	Definitions include: A Normal Surf and and turf is steak and lobster.
ego surf	Definitions include: to surf the World Wide Web looking for references to one's name, via search engines.
shoulder surfer	Definitions include: one who surfs the internet while looking over your shoulder.
surf the crimson tide	Definitions include: menstruating.
surf the crimson wave	Definitions include: to menstruate.
surf the net	Definitions include: going on the net to browse.

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