nosy

nos·y

or nos·ey N0170200 (nō′zē)adj. nos·i·er, nos·i·est Informal Given to or showing an intrusive curiosity about the affairs of others; prying.

nos′i·ly adv.nos′i·ness n.

nosy

(ˈnəʊzɪ) or

nosey

adj, nosier or nosiestinformal prying or inquisitive ˈnosily adv ˈnosiness n

nos•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.

nosy - 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"nosey, 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"

nosy

or nosey
adjectiveInformal. Unduly interested in the affairs of others:curious, inquisitive, inquisitorial.Informal: snoopy.

Translations

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nose

(nəuz) noun1. the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe. She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.鼻子2. the sense of smell. Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.嗅觉3. the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position. the nose of an aeroplane.鼻状物 verb1. to make a way by pushing carefully forward. The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.小心翼翼地向前移动2. to look or search as if by smelling. He nosed about (in) the cupboard. 窥探，四处查看 -noseda long-nosed dog. 有...鼻子的（后缀） ˈnos(e)y adjective taking too much interest in other people and what they are doing. She is a very nos(e)y person.爱管闲事的ˈnosily adverb爱管闲事地ˈnosiness noun 好打听，爱管闲事 ˈnose-bag noun food-bag for horses, hung over the head. 马首粮秣袋ˈnosedive noun a dive or fall with the head or nose first. The aeroplane did a nosedive into the sea.俯冲ˈnose job noun plastic surgery on the nose. 鼻子整形手术 verb to make such a dive. Suddenly the plane nosedived.俯冲follow one's nose to go straight forward. 笔直走lead by the nose to make (a person) do whatever one wants. 牵着鼻子走nose out to find (as if) by smelling. The dog nosed out its master's glove.嗅出pay through the nose to pay a lot, or too much. 被敲竹杠turn up one's nose at to treat with contempt. He turned up his nose at the school dinner.嗤之以鼻under (a person's) (very) nose right in front of (a person). The book was right under my very nose; He stole the money from under my very nose.当着某人的面

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nosy parker

A 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, parker

a ˌnosy ˈparker

(British English, informal, becoming old-fashioned) a person who is too interested in other people’s private lives: Our next door neighbour is a real nosy parker. He always has to know everything about everybody on our street.See also: nosy, parker

nosy 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, parker

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adj unduly interested in the affairs of others

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adj offensively curious or inquisitive

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