Quidnunc

//ˈkwɪdˌnʌŋk// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person eager to learn news and scandal. archaic

    "The College Sloven, or embroidered Spark, The purple Prelate, or the parish Clerk, The quiet Quidnunc, or demanding Prig, The plaintiff Tory, or defendant Whig;"

  2. 2
    a person who meddles in the affairs of others wordnet

Synonyms

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busybodybusybodybuttinskychatterboxclackeavesdropper

Example

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"The College Sloven, or embroidered Spark, The purple Prelate, or the parish Clerk, The quiet Quidnunc, or demanding Prig, The plaintiff Tory, or defendant Whig;"

Etymology

From Latin quid nunc? (“what now?”).

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