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Paul Pry

noun

  1. an inquisitive, meddlesome person.


Paul Pry

noun

  1. a nosy person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Paul Pry1

From name of title character of Paul Pry (1853) by John Poole (1786–1872), English dramatist
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Paul Pry1

C19: from a character in the play Paul Pry by John Poole (1825)
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Example Sentences

No doubt but some Yankee Paul Pry in blue-and-buff will crack the seal and read it before you receive it.

Let me add that Paul Pry was never intended as the representative of any one individual, but a class.

Falstaff, whom we have already mentioned when speaking of Shakespeare, and Paul Pry, are both very common.

I remember spending an evening in the woods playing the role of Paul Pry on my feathered neighbors.

The sulphur-colored winged Paul Pry stuck an impertinent head out from behind a palm leaf.

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