nosey



nosy parker

A person who likes to meddle or pry into other people's lives. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I have to be careful about what I tell Betty because she's such a nosy parker that she'll bombard you with questions at the slightest provocation.
See also: nosy, parker

a nosy/nosey parker

  (British & Australian informal)
someone who is too interested in finding out information about other people Tell him to mind his own business, the nosy parker!
See also: nosy, parker

nosy parker

and nosey Parker (ˈnozi ˈpɑrkɚ)
n. a nosy person. (Also a term of address. No one really knows who or what parker is or was. It is an old expression, used in British and American English, at least. Some would like to derive it from nose-poker, but there is no record of the latter aver having been said.) Look, you nosy parker, mind your own business.
See also: nosy, parker

nosey Parker

verb
See also: nosey, Parker

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eivind-Norwegian
GayGAYEnglish
Auke-Frisian
Ovidius-Ancient Roman
Nike-Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
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