nosey parker

English

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Etymology

Unknown, 1890.[1]

Noun

nosey parker (plural nosey parkers)

  1. 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)

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References
  1. “Nosy parker” in Gary Martin, The Phrase Finder, 1997–, retrieved 26 February 2017.
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