单词 | stickybeak |
释义 | stickybeak in British English (ˈstɪkɪˌbiːk) Australian and New Zealand informal noun 1. an inquisitive person verb 2. (intransitive) to pry Word origin from sticky + beak1 (in the slang sense: a human nose)stickybeak in American English (ˈstɪkiˌbik) noun Austral slang a busybody; meddler Word origin [1925–30; sticky + beak]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: decibel, dropout, hot spot, reflex camera, turnaroundExamples of 'stickybeak' in a sentence |
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