立たち読よみ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

reading while standing; browsing without buying

Typically used for reading books or magazines in a bookstore without purchasing them. Can also refer to reading while standing in other contexts, but the bookstore scenario is the most common.

• 本ほん屋やで立たち読よみするのが好すきです。

  I like browsing books at the bookstore without buying them.

• 長ちょう時じ間かんの立たち読よみはお店みせに迷めい惑わくです。

  Reading for a long time without buying is a nuisance to the store.