busybody (noun)

  • 11busybody — /ˈbɪzibɒdi / (say bizeebodee) noun (plural busybodies) a person who pries into and meddles in the affairs of others …

  • 12nosey parker — noun Usage: often capitalized N&P Etymology: probably from the name Parker Date: 1907 chiefly British busybody …

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  • 13quidnunc — noun Etymology: Latin quid nunc what now? Date: 1709 a person who seeks to know all the latest news or gossip ; busybody …

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  • 14busybodying — noun The behaviour of a busybody; interference, meddlesomeness …

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  • 15biddy — noun /ˈbɪdi/ a) a woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody. Well, well see about it by and by, said Farmer Browns boy. Theres the breakfast bell, and I havent fed the biddies yet. <!… …

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  • 16nosey parker — noun An overly inquisitive or prying person. See Also: busybody …

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  • 17buttinsky — noun One who is prone to butt in, interrupt, or get involved where (s)he is not welcome. I wish I had never met that nosy buttinsky! Syn: busybody, backseat driver, kibitzer, meddler …

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  • 18yenta — noun a) a woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a woman gossip; a gossipmonger b) a matchmaker; a woman who specializes in finding spouses …

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  • 19meddler — noun One who meddles or interferes in something not of their concern. The prudent man is not willing to subject himself to any responsibility which his duty does not impose upon him. He is not a bustler in business where he has no concern; is not …

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  • 20quidnunc — noun /ˈkwɪdˌnʌŋk/ A person eager to learn news and scandal Syn: busybody, buttinsky, gossip, newsmonger …

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