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Lace curtain 

An often insulting term for Italian-Americans and/or Irish-Americans to describe Irish or Italians who abandon their working class/blue collar roots to pursue a more upper class/white collar career - such as, for example, a lawyer, doctor or, in some situations, a cop. The term is most commonly used in the New England region of the United States. Like nigger or nigga for black people, when used among fellow Italian-Americans or Irish-Americans, it's not too controversial; otherwise, it can be seen as quite offensive. The term is used a few times in Martin Scorsese's acclaimed 2006 crime drama, The Departed.
Mikey: What about Dominic's son? How's he doing?
Paul: That lace curtain motherfucker? He's going to law school!
Lace curtain by Mr. MacPhisto February 19, 2007
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Lace curtain 

A type of censorship exercised by feminists to suppress the publication of opposing views.
My letter to the editor about discrimination of men never made it through the lace curtain.
Lace curtain by Yoda-c July 15, 2018

lace curtain 

It's when you take a slice of swiss cheese, drape it over a woman's vagina, and then eat her out.
Guy 1: "Hey man, did you see that girl last night?"
Guy 2: "Fuck yeah, she was so hot I'd give her a lace curtain on the first date. AND I'd let her eat the cheese."

Guy 1: "That is so beautiful, man."
lace curtain by Renegadecat October 12, 2009

Lace-Curtain Irish

a person of Irish descent who, because of family money, is accepted into WASP society; tends to act, speak, and dress like a member of the upper-class WASP establishment.
That lace-curtain Irish bastard wouldn't last a minute in Southie.
Lace-Curtain Irish by LCIMAN January 24, 2009

Lace-Curtain Irish

Refers to Irish immigrants who, though living in shanties (shacks) would hold their airs and snobbishness. So called because they'd hang lace curtains in their tiny shacks.
My mom keeps the family silver in her double-wide, she's modern day lace-curtain Irish.
Lace-Curtain Irish by billmax August 5, 2010

Lace curtain Irish

Individuals who take the dishes out of the sink before urinating in it.
My family were lace curtain Irish who came over on a cattle boat that carried no cattle.
Lace curtain Irish by Tcallahan October 7, 2022

lace curtains 

Long, frilly skin on an uncircumsized penis.
Takeshia pulled back Tyrone's lace curtains to get at the head of his meat.
lace curtains by Richard Black February 27, 2005