QUIDNUNC

busybody, nosy-parker, nosey-parker, quidnunc

(noun) a person who meddles in the affairs of others

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

quidnunc (plural quidnuncs)

(archaic) A person eager to learn news and scandal.

Synonyms: busybody, buttinsky, gossip, newsmonger, yenta

Source: Wiktionary


Quid"nunc, n. Etym: [L., what now]

Definition: One who is curious to know everything that passes; one who knows, or pretends to know, all that is going on. "The idle stories of quidnuncs." Motley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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