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curtains
noun- the end, implying death or dismissal US, 1901
Theatrical origin (the final curtain of a play). - If I fire this rod it’s curtains for you – It’s a curtain rod! — old joke
- Now, when we get out there, you do what we say or it’s curtains. — Natural Born Killers, 1994
- [I]f we’re collared doing anything untoward in the firm’s uniform, that was it – curtains. — Martin King and Martin Knight, The Naughty Nineties, p. 53, 1999
- the labia majora US
- — Maledicta, p. 132, Summer/Winter 1982: “Dyke diction: the language of lesbians”
▶ curtains and carpet that match; matching curtains and carpet
said when a person’s hair colour matches the colour of their pubic hair US- “Do the curtains match the carpets?” “I don’t understand.” “Your pubic hair? Does it match the color of the hair on your head?” — Andrew Lewis Conn, P: A Novel, p. 16, 2003
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