To show keen appreciation; show desire: He's still drooling for Marilyn Monroe(1940s+)
The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D. Copyright (C) 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers. Cite This Source
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My friends all seemed to drool over churlish boy-band types.
