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or nosey
1
as in prying
interested in what is not one's own business
nosy in-laws asking about our finances
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2
as in busy
thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited
a nosy coworker sat down right next to us as we were having an unmistakably private conversation
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Let a journalist act on her instigating, nosy instincts!
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Lisa Kwon, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2024
Throughout the series, the family takes in Alf and hides him in their suburban home from the government’s Alien Task Force and nosy neighbors in California’s San Fernando Valley.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2024
The true identity of nosy next-door neighbor Agatha—played to perfection by Kathryn Hahn—was the big reveal of 2021's WandaVision, even inspiring a meta-jingle that went viral.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 July 2024
There’s Karen — a name arbitrarily assigned to nosy, entitled White women who use threats of law enforcement to get their way.
—Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
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Lisa Kwon, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2024
Throughout the series, the family takes in Alf and hides him in their suburban home from the government’s Alien Task Force and nosy neighbors in California’s San Fernando Valley.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2024
The true identity of nosy next-door neighbor Agatha—played to perfection by Kathryn Hahn—was the big reveal of 2021's WandaVision, even inspiring a meta-jingle that went viral.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 July 2024
There’s Karen — a name arbitrarily assigned to nosy, entitled White women who use threats of law enforcement to get their way.
—Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
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“Nosy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nosy. Accessed 5 Sep. 2024.
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