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earwig
verb- to eavesdrop UK, 1927
A poor pun on “to hear”. - — Nigel Foster, The Making of a Royal Marine Commando, 1987
- Sly lickle [little] Betty does be earwiggin’ at keyholes. — Murphy Tom, A Whistle in the Dark, p. 17, 1989
- We earwig the conversations. — Martin King and Martin Knight, The Naughty Nineties, p. 52, 1999
- He noticed a man earwigging our conversation. “Vada the homi macaroni,” he hissed. — Jake Arnott, He Kills Coppers, p. 52, 2001
- to understand, to realise UK
Rhyming slang for TWIG. - — Ray Puxley, Cockney Rabbit, 1992
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