STICKYBEAK

Meaning of STICKYBEAK in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: sticky (II) + beak

Australia : an inquisitive person : busybody

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

STICKYBEAK — /stik"ee beek'/ , n. Australian Slang. a busybody; meddler. [ 1925-30; STICKY + BEAK ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STICKYBEAK — / ˈstɪkibiːk; NAmE / noun ( AustralE , NZE , informal ) a person who tries to find out information …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STICKYBEAK — n. & v. Austral. & NZ sl. --n. an inquisitive person. --v.intr. pry.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STICKYBEAK — n. & v. Austral. & NZ sl. n. an inquisitive person. v.intr. pry.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STICKYBEAK — n. & v. Austral. & NZ sl. --n. an inquisitive person. --v.intr. pry.
Oxford English vocab
STICKYBEAK — n. Function: noun Synonyms: BUSYBODY , butt-in, ||buttinsky, intermeddler, meddler, Paul Pry, prier ( or pryer), quidnunc, rubberneck, snoop
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
STICKYBEAK — noun Synonyms: busybody , butt-in, ||buttinsky, intermeddler, meddler, Paul Pry, prier ( or pryer), quidnunc, rubberneck, snoop
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
STICKYBEAK AUSTRAL./NZ — stickybeak Austral./NZ informal ■ noun an inquisitive person. ■ verb pry into other people's affairs.
Concise Oxford English vocab
BUSYBODY — n. Function: noun one who concerns himself with affairs not his own FF1C; a meddlesome busybody who saw all and …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BUSYBODY — I. noun one who concerns himself with affairs not his own a meddlesome busybody who saw all and tattled all …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SNOOPER — n. 25B6; noun MEDDLER, busybody, eavesdropper; investigator, detective; informal nosy parker, Paul Pry, snoop, private eye, PI, sleuth; N. Amer. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SNOOP — n. (informal) 25B6; verb don't snoop into our affairs : PRY, inquire, be inquisitive, be curious, poke about/around, be a …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRY — v. 25B6; verb ENQUIRE IMPERTINENTLY, be inquisitive, be curious, poke about/around, ferret (about/around), spy, be a busybody; eavesdrop, listen in, …
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NOSE — n. 25B6; noun a punch on the nose : snout, muzzle, proboscis, trunk; informal beak, conk, snoot, schnozzle, hooter, sniffer. …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary

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