tabhanging
Listening secretly to the private conversations of othersListening secretly to the private conversations of others; eavesdropping.
Meaning
1 senses(East Midlands, humorous, slang, uncountable)Listening secretly to the private conversations of others; eavesdropping.
Origin
tab + hanging; see tab (“ear”).tab + hanging; see tab (“ear”).
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable