ear hustle

verb

To eavesdrop.

Meanings

verbear hustle (third-person singular simple present ear hustles, present participle ear hustling, simple past and past participle ear hustled)

present singular third person ear hustles · participle present ear hustling · participle past ear hustled · past ear hustled

  1. USintransitiveslangTo eavesdrop.
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APA

ear hustle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear%20hustle

MLA

“ear hustle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear%20hustle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ear hustle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear%20hustle.

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