"curtain twitcher" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-curtain twitcher.ogg [Australia] Forms: curtain twitchers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} curtain twitcher (plural curtain twitchers)
  1. (British, slang) A nosy person who watches his or her neighbours, typically from a curtained window. Tags: British, slang
    Sense id: en-curtain_twitcher-en-noun-TjYClbNG Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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