“That Jagger can still sing and dance up a storm, at 80, is a triumph for him and should provide a vicarious [vaɪˈkɛriəs] thrill for anyone who attends a concert by the Rolling Stones next year.” — George Varga, The San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023

vicarious [vaɪˈkɛriəs]
adj
A vicarious emotion or experience is one felt by watching, hearing about, or reading about someone else rather than by doing something yourself.

from the Latin noun vicis, which means “change” or “stead.” What’s more, you learn that vicis is also the source of the English prefix vice- (as in “vice president”), meaning “one that takes the place of.”

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