| 单词 | curtain-twitcher |
| 释义 | > as lemmascurtain-twitcher curtain-twitcher n. colloquial (chiefly British) a person who observes other people's activities from his or her window, esp. in a furtive and prying manner; a nosy neighbour. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > impertinent curiosity, prying > action of prying > person engaged in pryer1552 peeper1607 poker1608 Paul Pry1826 snooper1889 nosy parker1896 stickybeak1917 nosy1931 curtain-twitcher1940 prodnose1965 1940 ‘M. na gCopaleen’ in Irish Times 17 Dec. (City ed.) 6/3 Bean fuinneoige, a curtain-twitcher, a gossip, a tell-tale, a Pauline Pry. 1996 C. Brookmyre Quite Ugly One Morning xviii. 115 Morag Kinross wasn't a nosy person. She was no curtain-twitcher, like many round here. 2018 Tel. & Argus (Bradford) (Nexis) 12 Apr. We're said to be a nation of curtain-twitchers, and new research reveals the lengths Brits go to spy on their neighbours. < as lemmas |
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