nosey parker

nos·ey par·ker

noun, often capitalized N&P \ˈnō-zē-ˈpär-kər\

Definition of NOSEY PARKER

chiefly British

: busybody

Examples of NOSEY PARKER

1. <the nosey parker next door is insane with frustration because I won't take her advice about how to nurse my baby>

Origin of NOSEY PARKER

probably from the name Parker

First Known Use: 1907

Related to NOSEY PARKER

Synonyms: buttinsky (also buttinski), interferer, interloper, intermeddler, intruder, kibitzer (also kibbitzer), meddler, busybody [chiefly British]

Related Words: gaper, gawker, gawper [chiefly British], gazer, peeper, peeping Tom, prier (also pryer), rubberneck, rubbernecker, snoop, snooper, spy; blabber, discloser, gossip, gossiper, prattler, quidnunc, revealer, teller; betrayer, talebearer, tattler, tattletale, telltale; snake, sneak; informant, informer, snitcher, squealer, stool pigeon

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Rhymes with NOSEY PARKER

biomarker, Granville-Barker, Magic Marker