intr.v., -dropped, -drop·ping, -drops.
To watch secretly to the private viewings of others.
I was eaveswatching my coworker looking at porn on his computer.
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Reading someones conversation over their shoulder while they are texting or chatting.
I love eaveswatching my girlfriend's chats when she's talking about me.
To peer at someone's texts/messages over his/her shoulder, discreetly or otherwise.
"No matter what he says, I know Kevin was trying to hook up with Brittany. I was eaveswatching when he texted her."
The act of sneakily watching someone else's screen, typically without their knowledge. This can include peeping at a phone, tablet, or computer screen to see what they're watching or reading. Often done out of curiosity or boredom, especially when one's own device is unavailable or uninteresting.
Example 1: My phone died on the subway so I was eaveswatching TikToks from someone's phone who forgot headphones.
Example 2: I was watching Friends on my phone and heard my girlfriend laughing along, which means she is as Eaveswatching when you texted me.