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Nosy Parker

or Nos·ey Par·ker

[noh-zee pahr-ker]
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noun Informal.
  1. a persistently nosy, prying person; busybody.
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Origin of Nosy Parker

First recorded in 1905–10
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British Dictionary definitions for nosey parker

nosy parker

noun
  1. informal a prying person
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Word Origin

C20: apparently arbitrary use of surname Parker
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