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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

nosybody en · NOUN

Etymology

From nosy + body.

Meanings

  1. (informal) A nosy person.
    • Which leaves one as a pretty lonely number for some here at Fuddruckers, who complain that they face ever more pressure — from relatives, nosybodies, and their own children — to produce siblings. 2007 June 3, Tina Kelley, “Company for an Only Child, and for Parents, Peace of Mind”, in New York Times:

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