What does "stickybeak" mean?

An overly inquisitive person, a nosey parker.

What is a synonym for "stickybeak"?

Common synonyms include: buttinsky, look see, look-see, nosey parker, nosey parker, quick peek.

//ˈstɪkibiːk// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
An overly inquisitive person, a nosey parker. Commonwealth, colloquial
"I walked back towards the grinning stickybeak who took a few steps backwards before fleeing for the steamy safety of his laundry."
2
An act of looking at or watching something, especially something which does not directly concern the one looking. Commonwealth, colloquial
"Want me to have a stickybeak at that?"

Verb

1
To pry or snoop. Commonwealth, intransitive
"Two of the more arrogant birds actually inspected the inside of the tent, clucking away to each other as they stickybeaked."

"I walked back towards the grinning stickybeak who took a few steps backwards before fleeing for the steamy safety of his laundry."

From sticky + beak; presumably from the metaphor of sticking one′s beak (“nose”) where it is not wanted (compare nosy).

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