English Explanatory Dictionary

nosey parker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An overly inquisitive or prying person.
verb
  1. To snoop; to behave in an inquisitive manner.

Word forms

nosey parker nosey parkers nosy parker nosey-parker nosy-parker nosey parkering nosey parkered

Etymology

Unknown, 1890.

Synonyms

buttinsky stickybeak

Related words

backseat driver buttinsky encroacher gatecrasher interloper intruder peeping tom persona non grata

Derived words

nosey-parkerdom nosey-parkering nosey-parkerishness nosey-parkerism nosey-parkery
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