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You know what it looks like… but what is it called?
TAKE THE QUIZcurtain lecture
noun
plural curtain lectures
dated
: a private scolding or lecture by a wife to her husband
Word History
Etymology
from its originally being given behind the curtains of a bed
First Known Use
1633, in the meaning defined above
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“Curtain lecture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curtain%20lecture. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022.
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