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NOSEY-PARKER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nosey-parker mean?
• NOSEY-PARKER (noun)
The noun NOSEY-PARKER has 1 sense:
1. a person who meddles in the affairs of others
Familiarity information: NOSEY-PARKER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who meddles in the affairs of others
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
busybody; nosey-parker; nosy-parker; quidnunc
Hypernyms ("nosey-parker" is a kind of...):
meddler (an officious annoying person who interferes with others)
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