Experiencing something indirectly through another person's experience rather than through direct personal involvement.
From Latin 'vicarius' meaning a substitute or one who acts in place of another. The '-ous' suffix creates an adjective, and '-ly' makes it an adverb. The word describes substituted or delegated experience.
When you live vicariously through a friend's story, you're technically having a 'substitute' experience—the word comes from Latin for 'substitute'—it's like borrowing someone else's memories!
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