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15:55 Mar 9, 2020

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Social Sciences - Journalism
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English term or phrase: curtain-twitcher

Definition from Oxford dictionary:
n. colloquial (chiefly British) a person who observes other people's activities from his or her window, esp. in a furtive and prying manner; a nosy neighbour.

Example sentence(s):

But now, thanks to the internet, the nation’s curtain-twitchers have new methods of snooping on those living closest to them. MailOnline
Note to curtain-twitchers: if you really want to know what’s going on, knock on the door. EveningStandard
Charlotte Edwardes: An attempted break-in has turned me into an online curtain-twitcher — I’m seeing my ’hood in a new light. EveningStandard

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Mahaluša

Tea Komšić

Njuškalo

Lidija Djujic (X)

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Mahaluša

Definition from own experience or research:
Mahaluša je žena/djevojka/starija žena koje ima svugdje osim u vlastitoj kuci - to je osoba koja sve zna, zna tko je s kim, kako, gdje i zašto, te koja samo gleda da sve sazna iz raznih izvora, bez da direktno pita.

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Arijana je stara dosadna mahaluša, koja samo želi da trača. - Glosbe Dictionary

Tea Komšić
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 11:50
Native speaker of: Croatian

14 days confidence:

Njuškalo

Definition from Poslovi iz snova za ljude koje vole nju�:
Postoje osobe koje su po prirodi vrlo znatiželjne i stalno moraju znati sve o svakome. Budimo iskreni svi smo mi takvi i volimo njuškat, jedni više drugi manje, po tuđim privatnim životima...

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Međutim, koliko god se moj razum bunio i osuđivao tu degutantnost, ona je uvijek čvrsto i postojano (kano klisurina) stajala na svojim zabadačkim nosevima. Ništa slađe, nego zaviriti u tuđu šerpu i ništa ljepše nego krišom stati ispod nečijeg prozora. A ono što je najinspirativnije za ova njuškala jeste zaviriti u tuđi krevet. - Naša posla
Svaki četvrti ispitanik je priznao da barem jednom tjedno špijunira susjede, dok trećina „provjerava situaciju“ kada pred susjedovom kućom vidi strani automobil. Trideset posto ispitanih priznaje kako ugase svjetla kako ih susjedi ne bi uočili dok zabadaju nos u tuđe stvari. - Špijuniranje susjeda je omiljena kućna
“Novinari su obična njuškala i piskarala! Stalno zabadaju nos gdje im nije mjesto!” - Ah ti grozni novinari!

Explanation:
Na kraju je dodala da se njen novi album namerno zove “Invasion on Privacy” (“Invazija na privatnost”) jer mnogi ljudi vole da “njuškaju” kroz tuđe živote i kopaju po njemu.

http://www.harpersbazaar.rs/poznati/cardi-b-je-zvanicno-udat...

Lidija Djujic (X)
Serbia
Local time: 11:50
Native speaker of:

Croatian,

Bosnian

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