Usually refers to a private investigator, but describes anyone that uses some type of sophisticated equipment to peer into an unsuspecting individual's or family's home.
When I discovered the hidden surveillance cameras in my home, I felt somewhat violated, and realized that I might have fallen victim to a peeping Rockford.
by Detective Wizard November 03, 2019
Get the peeping Rockfordmug. The grungy, dusty material, usually gray in color, that is produced as the result of "scratching off" an instant lottery ticket or some other card-like item, which has a coating over some areas, to conceal the printing underneath from view, until a later time.
The entire area of the convenient store, where folks scratch lottery tickets was caked with scrunge dust.
by Detective Wizard November 04, 2019
Get the scrunge dustmug. A false symptom, either a legitimate mistake, but also sometimes used deceptively by someone to trick others into believing that the person has a condition that does not really exist.
The person was trying to determine where the wood creaking noises were coming from, a clear case of a flymptom, as he was not looking around the room aimlessly as you described.
by Detective Wizard November 03, 2019
Get the flymptommug. Any type of testimony that is either given in a court of law, or possible testimony that is uttered to someone, solely to pester or intimidate a person. Can also refer to testimony that is later proven invalid or false.
I am so glad to hear that the court case was dropped, due to an overwhelming amount of pestimony that was discovered by the judge and jury.
by Detective Wizard November 04, 2019
Get the pestimonymug. A person involved in any type of law enforcement, that intervenes, going above and beyond the normal call of when he or she observes something truly wrong about to be done, as the result of systematic failure, typically preventing an innocent person or persons from being wrongly arrested, detained, or in any way negatively affected needlessly. It typically implies that the person has taken a risk to some extent, and was later indemnified and looked upon as a true hero of society, possibly being the first to leave footprints for others to follow in similar situations.
Officer McDonald is a true herocop for preventing a travesty of justice that would have otherwise occurred if the person's residence was needlessly visited or stormed to apprehend the person that was falsely accused.
by Detective Wizard November 03, 2019
Get the herocopmug. The act of limiting or completely eliminating surveillance on a particular person, either by the folks performing the surveillance, or by someone on behalf of the person under surveillance, or by the person under surveillance himself or herself. Can also refer to the act of installing light-blocking shades in one's home, to prevent nosy neighbors or peeping Tom types from peering into their windows.
I was aware of some overly curious types looking at what I was doing on my laptop, so I desnooped them by working under a wool blanket.
by Detective Wizard November 04, 2019
Get the desnoopmug. Describes the inherent tendency to falsely accuse someone of being compulsive, obsessive, or having a trait that does not really exist.
by Detective Wizard November 04, 2019
Get the dumbpulsivemug.