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Spying on someone's life before admitting you Googled them.
means A quick, often covert survey of a person, place, or situation to gather information before acting.
from Short for 'reconnaissance,' from French reconnaissance ('recognition, examination'), itself from reconnaître ('to recognize'), built from Latin re- ('again') plus cognoscere ('to know, to learn'). Military scouts used it for scouting enemy territory before a move; the clipped 'recon' picked up its brisk, boots-on-the-ground tone in modern English and later wandered into everyday snooping — pre-date stalking included.
- military origin
- short for reconnaissance, scouting enemy terrain before battle
- dating era use
- checking their Instagram three times before the first date
- business flavor
- competitive recon means stalking rivals and calling it strategy
- golden rule
- always look, never like, never comment