Previously the Orange Curtain referred to the border of Orange county and L.A. county but it is getting more commonly known and anything north of the 55 and the 405 freeways. The filth that is LA has reached down into such cities as Garden Grove, Fullerton, Placentia, Yorba Linda, and of course, Santa Ana. South of the curtain (cities such as Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Mission Viejo, Irvive, etc) life is still nice and crime is low. Many people refuse to even cross this line because it takes weeks to get the stench out of their cars.
South Orange County is so beautiful and has just about everything but sometimes you just gotta cross the Orange Curtain to find a really seedy strip joint.
by Kwality Assurance March 27, 2009
An invisible border between Los Angeles and Orange counties.
Slanderously used by LA residents to define OC types, and pridefully spoken by OC residents to define a more elegant lifestyle.
Slanderously used by LA residents to define OC types, and pridefully spoken by OC residents to define a more elegant lifestyle.
LA Resident: You know why that guy's such a complete asshole? It's because he grew up behind the orange curtain.
OC Resident: USC is such a great school, and I fit in with the people there so well because my upbringing behind the orange curtain prepared me to deal with social pressures.
OC Resident: USC is such a great school, and I fit in with the people there so well because my upbringing behind the orange curtain prepared me to deal with social pressures.
by GloriaB June 12, 2006
A somewhat derogatory term referring to Orange County, California. It refers to the idea that people living there long-term are spoiled, ignorant, and have little experience in the world outside of the immediate area, besides occasional trips to similar locations around Southern California.
Buffy grew up living behind the Orange Curtain, and thinks everyone from other places are trash.
Steven only leaves the Orange Curtain once a year for a snowboarding trip with his rich friends at some fancy resort in Norcal.
You can always tell someone grew up outside of the Orange Curtain when they refer to OC as "The OC."
Steven only leaves the Orange Curtain once a year for a snowboarding trip with his rich friends at some fancy resort in Norcal.
You can always tell someone grew up outside of the Orange Curtain when they refer to OC as "The OC."
by DogBelly September 11, 2011
This term is used by people in Los Angeles, when referring to travelling within Orange County. This refers to the idea that people in Orange County know nothing about what's going on in Los Angeles or even the world, and only are concerned with local affairs.
Comes from the term for Russia "behind the iron curtain" from the cold war era.
Comes from the term for Russia "behind the iron curtain" from the cold war era.
Man, I had to go "behind the orange curtain" the other day to visit my cousins. They still think rockabilly is cool!
How come you missed the big concert? Oh man....since I moved behind the Orange curtain, there's no way for me to keep up with what's going on.....there's no LA Weekly or anything!
How come you missed the big concert? Oh man....since I moved behind the Orange curtain, there's no way for me to keep up with what's going on.....there's no LA Weekly or anything!
by octavius April 29, 2004