quidnunc
noun
a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip; a gossip or busybody.
quidnuncs
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pluralof quidnunc.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But last week quidnuncs had learned enough details to prove that the Administration has under consideration a vast new program of planned prosperity.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week the quidnuncs of Cambridge, Mass, had the satisfaction of coupling the Government's gold chase with the professor's resignation.
From Time Magazine Archive
Political quidnuncs listened to it with blank surprise.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then, as Truman gradually shed six Roosevelt men from the Cabinet, it began to look to Capital quidnuncs as though Ickes were for it.
From Time Magazine Archive
To various opinions the quidnuncs give voice, But the best "choice of books" means—the books of your choice.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 24, 1892 by Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand
