nosey parkers

plural of nosey parker, chiefly British

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Noun
  • Today’s intruders rarely smash through the front entrance.
    Scott Alldridge, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • In contrast to his wife, Joseph was calm, polite, careful not to do anything to upset the intruders.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • The District of Columbia's most affluent suburb is McLean, home to diplomats and spies.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • Big tech and corporate spies Grady’s stewardship of state money has been questioned in the past.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • The piece contends that while rumors circulated among political gossips and online, these remained unsubstantiated whispers that did not meet journalism’s evidentiary threshold for publication.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Local gossips claimed that Chin Ming Tai paid Moy Sing a bride price of $20,000, an astronomical sum for the time.
    Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Nosey parkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nosey%20parkers. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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