adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
nosy parker
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
I don't wish to interfere/be nosy etc
Mrs Tidy/Mrs Efficient/Mrs Nosy etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A nosy neighbor actually videotaped them in their own backyard.
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At first, the children are afraid to ask questions they think might be impolite or nosy .
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Stop being so nosy !
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Being the nosy type, I thought I'd pick his brains.
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He was also branded a nosy parker by some of his Abingdon neighbours.
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How, she wondered, might she look in without seeming nosy ?
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Not those nosy Klubocks, she thought, turning to see the back door fly open.
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Such questions from the likes of nosy old hacks like me are an occupational hazard of the famous.
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Those who butt in because they are curious, nosy and feel entitled to the involvement they seek.
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Tonight the nosy Klubocks could look all they wanted.
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We got to install an Indwelling Curiosity Cutout in some nosy booger.