Depending on the conversational tone and regional setting, several slang terms and casual idioms can substitute for "eavesdropping." Common examples include "listening at keyholes," "rubbernecking," "playing fly on the wall," "earwigging" (particularly popular in British English), "snooping," "peeping," "tuning in," or "ghosting" conversations. These alternative expressions capture the clandestine act of secretly overhearing private conversations without the speakers' knowledge or explicit permission.
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