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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Since Raskob's Rule came from a motor-maker, quidnuncs laughingly pointed to automobile stocks as they studied belated earnings reports for the first six months of 1929.
From Time Magazine Archive
For almost six months it had been expected; quidnuncs had talked of it confidently for many weeks; conservative correspondents had spoken of it with confidence for several days.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
By noon on the 21st of July the quidnuncs found out that the President had left that morning, on a special train and with a volunteer staff, for Manassas.
From Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death by T. C. DeLeon
