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perve on (one)

To give one lewd, suggestive, and unwelcome looks or remarks. Some guy keeps coming around and perving on us—I'm going to go tell the bouncer. Stop perving on that group of girls, Mike. You look like a total creep.
See also: on, perve
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perve on someone

in. to leer at someone. Make that jerk stop perving on me.
See also: on, perve, someone
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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