nosey parkers

noun

plural of nosey parker, chiefly British
as in intruders
a person who meddles in the affairs of others the nosey parker next door is insane with frustration because I won't take her advice about how to nurse my baby

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  1. intruders
  2. spies
  3. gossips
Noun
  • Some also believe intruders would be recognized faster, making the students and staff safer in the event someone from outside the school community tries to enter the school.
    — Amy Morin, Parents, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators later discovered that the intruders were Romanian nationals.
    — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of intruders
Noun
  • In round one, Vic and Brian are spies, and there’s no Informant or Leak.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
  • As the Alpha Gang spies subtly on one another, the camera peers through their binoculars (also branded with AG).
    — Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of spies
Noun
  • Group chats have—rightfully—earned a reputation as containers for gossips or for the airing of grievances that someone might not want to fully offer out loud to the public, and mine are not absent those things, from time to time.
    — Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Though the Colonel had many enemies, the violence of his death shocks the sleepy village and starts the tongues of the local gossips wagging.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 July 2026
Definition of gossips
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