quidnunc

quid·nunc

noun \ˈkwid-ˌnəŋk\

Definition of QUIDNUNC

: a person who seeks to know all the latest news or gossip : busybody

Examples of QUIDNUNC

1. <with the arrival of our other friend, we at last had a quorum of quidnuncs and enough material to while away a long lunch hour>

Origin of QUIDNUNC

Latin quid nunc what now?

First Known Use: 1709

Related to QUIDNUNC

Synonyms: circulator, gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, gossip, talebearer, tale-teller, telltale, yenta

Related Words: betrayer, blabbermouth, informant, informer, snitcher, squealer, stool pigeon, tattler, tattletale; libeler, scandalmonger

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Rhymes with QUIDNUNC

bohunk, chipmunk, debunk, Podunk, punch-drunk, slam dunk