Nosybody

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A nosy person. informal

    "Which leaves one as a pretty lonely number for some here at Fuddruckers, who complain that they face ever more pressure — from relatives, nosybodies, and their own children — to produce siblings."

Example

More examples

"Which leaves one as a pretty lonely number for some here at Fuddruckers, who complain that they face ever more pressure — from relatives, nosybodies, and their own children — to produce siblings."

Etymology

From nosy + body.

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