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curtain twitcher 

Someone with nothing better to do than to spy on their neighbours for signs of petty wrongdoing. A derogatory term for members of the neighbourhood watch and other such organisations.

The term refers to the only sign of their presence - curtains twitching in suburban dwellings as they peek out at whatever might be going on outside.

Has absolutely nothing to do with homosexuality, except where homosexuality is illegal and thus something else for the curtain-twitchers to report to the authorities.
"Letting the deranged curtain twitcher at Snout’s Cottage gather “intelligence” about her neighbours reminds me of East Germany before the Wall came down."
curtain twitcher by Awffle May 28, 2009
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Curtain Twitcher 

That one nosey neighbour who watches your every move.
I came home from work the other day got out of the car & felt a vibe I was being watched,Look up & there he/she was with the curtains pulled to one side looking out,

Every time I start my lawnmower to cut the grass there he/she is gawking out,Bloody curtain twitchers f off you nosey b**tards
Curtain Twitcher by HSmith0706 August 24, 2019

curtain twitcher 

A lesbian, or as you may refer to them, a carpet licker, rug muncher or bean flicker.
She is a right old curtain twitcher.
curtain twitcher by Ian Chode June 17, 2006

curtain twitcher 

A lesbian, or as you may refer to them, a carpet licker, rug muncher or bean flicker.
She is a right old curtain twitcher.
curtain twitcher by Ian Chode June 16, 2006

Electronic Curtain Twitcher 

A person who has nothing better to do other than spy on their fellow Social Media friends for signs of gossip.
Their duties include:
1. Scour other people's social media profiles for news they can use for their own joviality.
2. Using partners/friends account so they can't be traced or twitched at themselves.
3. Check out how sexy members of the opposite sex are without the person knowing.
I'm sure so and so is an electronic curtain twitcher as they seem to know so much about me and we're not even friends.
The word 'flag' as pronounced by people with thick Belfast accents. The term is a perfect encapsulation of the disproportionate and overblown reaction to the removal of the Union Jack (as in 'de fleg') from above City Hall in Belfast. Where previously it had flown for 365 days per year, it is now flown on 17 designated days of the year - in line with many other British cities.

The event caused a portion of the Protestant community ('fleggers') to make international pricks of themselves as they proceeded to wreck the fucking place, claiming it was another erosion of a 'British' identity they perceive to have been under attack since the horrifying spectre of equality reared its head in Northern Ireland.

The word 'fleg' - and indeed 'fleggers' - fittingly describes a section of humanity unconcerned with knowledge, reality or the vagaries of the English language. Like America's tea-baggers they are ruled by instinct, fear and paranoia with a side dish of rampant bigotry and startling ignorance of the world around them.
"Wat de fuck like! The taigs got de fleg took down! Let's wreck de fuckin place! No surrender!"

"De fleg has been took down! Before ye know it there'll be a united Ireland! Attack Short Strand! God Save The Queen!"
Fleg by OnionFleg August 9, 2013
Word of the Day on July 18, 2026
To take something small, that doesn't quite qualify as a theft. Probably from the Danish "skæv" or the Dutch "scheef", both of which are pronounced similarly, meaning "askew, or not quite right'. To change an item's ownership without permission, but only something small and of little worth.
"I skeefed an apple off the neighbor's tree." "I skeefed some chips outta your bag when you looked away." "Don't skeef my chair when I go to the bathroom."
Skeef by kachinaflonk July 16, 2026
Word of the Day on July 17, 2026