nosey parker
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unknown, 1890.[1]
Noun
nosey parker (plural nosey parkers)
- an overly inquisitive or prying person
- 1991, Kathleen Dayus, Where There's Life, London: Virago Press Ltd
- Yer a lotta nosey parkers.
- Synonym: stickybeak (Australia, New Zealand)
- 1991, Kathleen Dayus, Where There's Life, London: Virago Press Ltd
Related terms
Translations
prying person
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See also
References
- “Nosy parker” in Gary Martin, The Phrase Finder, 1997–, retrieved 26 February 2017.
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