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Meaning of curtain twitcher | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A nosy person who watches their neighbours, typically from a curtained window.

British, slang

Examples

“[…]but these self-invited guests made her feel⟳ like⟳ a curtain-twitcher of the worst kind and she resented them for it.”
“[…]the reader is also accepting the role of curtain twitcher or peeping Tom.”
“The curtain twitcher who saw⟳ the incident exclaimed in detail what had happened and it was pretty obvious that Burnett did not mean⟳ to kill⟳ him.”
“I’m not a curtain-twitcher, OK? I’m just a little bit nosy and happen⟳ to procrastinate by staring out of the window.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

curtain wall curtain-raiser curtain-sider curtain-twitcher Curtained curtainfic

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