Curtain Lecture Definition

noun
A private reprimand given by a wife to her husband, as in bed.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Curtain Lecture

Noun

Singular:
curtain lecture
Plural:
curtain lectures

Origin of Curtain Lecture

  • So called because it was originally given in a curtained bed

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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