NOSY

nosy, nosey, prying, snoopy

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

nosy (comparative more nosy, superlative most nosy)

Prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle.

Having a large or elongated nose.

Synonyms

• interfering

• kibitzing

• meddlesome

Noun

nosy (plural nosies)

(UK, slang) A look at something to satisfy one's curiosity.

Anagrams

• Sony, Yons, noys, sony, syno, syon

Source: Wiktionary



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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