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nosey
nos·ey N0170200 (nō′zē)adj. Variant of nosy.nosey (ˈnəʊzɪ) adj a variant spelling of nosynos•y or nos•ey (ˈnoʊ zi)
adj. nos•i•er, nos•i•est. unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying. [1880–85] nos′i•ly, adv. nos′i•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | nosey - offensively curious or inquisitive; "curious about the neighbor's doings"; "he flipped through my letters in his nosy way"; "prying eyes"; "the snoopy neighbor watched us all day"nosy, prying, snoopycurious - eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns); "a curious child is a teacher's delight"; "a trap door that made me curious"; "curious investigators"; "traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers"; "curious about the neighbor's doings" |
nosey nosyadjective inquisitive, curious, intrusive, prying, eavesdropping, snooping (informal), busybody He whispered to avoid being overheard by their nosey neighbours.nosy or nosey
adjectiveInformal. Unduly interested in the affairs of others:curious, inquisitive, inquisitorial.Informal: snoopy.Translationsnosey
nosy parkerA person who likes to meddle or pry into other people's lives. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I have to be careful about what I tell Betty because she's such a nosy parker that she'll bombard you with questions at the slightest provocation.See also: nosy, parkera nosey parker BRITISH, INFORMALA nosey parker is someone who wants to know too much about other people. Note: `Nosey' is sometimes spelled `nosy'. The village's resident nosey parker, Olive, likes to spy on her neighbours with binoculars. Supermarkets are a nosy parker's paradise. The contents of strangers' trollies tell us so much about their lives. Note: `Parker' may refer to Matthew Parker, who became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1559, and had a reputation for interfering in people's business. See also: nosey, parkernosy parker and nosey Parker (ˈnozi ˈpɑrkɚ) n. a nosy person. (Also a term of address. No one really knows who or what parker is or was. It is an old expression, used in British and American English, at least. Some would like to derive it from nose-poker, but there is no record of the latter aver having been said.) Look, you nosy parker, mind your own business. See also: nosy, parkernosey Parker verbSee nosy parkerSee also: nosey, ParkerNOSEY
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nosey
Synonyms for noseyadj inquisitiveSynonyms- inquisitive
- curious
- intrusive
- prying
- eavesdropping
- snooping
- busybody
Synonyms for noseyadj offensively curious or inquisitiveSynonymsRelated Words |