Nosy Parker

or Nos·ey Par·ker

[ noh-zee -pahr-ker ]

/ ˈnoʊ zi ˈpɑr kər /

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noun Informal.

a persistently nosy, prying person; busybody.

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Origin of Nosy Parker

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby Nosy Parker

Nostromo, nostrum, no such thing, no-sweat, nosy, Nosy Parker, not, NOTA, not a bad sort, nota bene, notabilia

How to use Nosy Parker in a sentence

In memoriam, Parker Molloy writes a powerful letter to Leelah.
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Parker tells of a new Texas struggling to deal with inequality.
Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Parker writes of the “black-faced doe” that he sees in the yard in his new Texas house.
Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Parker tells of a new Texas struggling to deal with diversity.
Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Parker left the place that he knew for the possibilities that he would not have had in the Texas of a generation ago.
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The living (value £250) is in the gift of trustees, and is now held by the Rev. M. Parker, Vicar.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
British under Clinton and admiral Parker made an unsuccessful attempt upon Sullivan's island.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Richard Parker hanged; author of the noted rebellion in the English fleet at the Nore.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Parker made good use of this occurrence to persuade the Queen to have images removed from all the churches.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)|Richard Bagwell
As I did not see Mr. Parker, I know not whether to recommend his inn or not.
Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808|Lt-Col. Pinkney

British Dictionary definitions for Nosy Parker

nosy parker

noun

informal a prying person

Word Origin for nosy parker

C20: apparently arbitrary use of surname Parker

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