curtain lecture

A reprimand that a wife gives her husband. “Curtain” refers to the drapery on canopied beds; the image is that of a wife giving hubby a piece of her mind in the privacy of their bedroom.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ume	oo-me	Japanese
Cummins	['kʌminz]
Luella	loo-EL-ə	English
Seoc	-	Scottish
Fionola	-	Irish, Scottish
Bahram	-	Persian, Persian Mythology