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
Ngawang	-	Tibetan, Bhutanese
Dotty	DAHT-ee	English
Kir	KEER	Russian
TÒMas	-	Scottish
Kelcey	KEL-see	English (Rare)
Walter	['wɔ:ltə]