- nosey parker
- noun Usage: often capitalized N&P Etymology: probably from the name Parker Date: 1907 chiefly British busybody
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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nosey-parker — noun a person who meddles in the affairs of others • Syn: ↑busybody, ↑nosy parker, ↑quidnunc • Hypernyms: ↑meddler … Useful english dictionary
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nosey parker — (British) busybody, meddlesome person … English contemporary dictionary
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