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Yenta

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger. Jewish

    "Please don't tell your girlfriend what I said; she's a yenta!"

  2. 2
    (Yiddish) a woman who talks too much; a gossip unable to keep a secret; a woman who spreads rumors and scandal wordnet
  3. 3
    (Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish יענטע (yente).

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