Meaning of curtain twitcher | Babel Free

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.”

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