What does "yenta" mean?

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

Yenta

Common synonyms include: a tale-bearing animal, backseat driver, busybody, eavesdropper, gossip, gossip columnist.

noun

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Noun

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

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

Borrowed from Yiddish יענטע (yente).