are your ears burning?



are your ears burning?

A rhetorical question addressed to someone who was not present for a conversation about which he or she was the subject. Oh, Marty! We were just talking about your new play. Are your ears burning?
See also: ear

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AspenAS-pənEnglish (Modern)
Vlado-Croatian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
CybillSIB-əlEnglish (Rare)
Mladenka-Croatian, Serbian
Elmas-Turkish
Jesusa-Spanish