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Nosy
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Example Sentences
- And he begins squiring her for walks along the local lanes, to the chagrin of the nosy townsfolk.
- Among its advantages are strict libel laws, which mean nosy journalists risk long, costly legal battles.
- It's odd that society has become simultaneously more isolated and more nosy.
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Word Origin & History
nosy
1620, "having a prominent nose" (see nose); sense of "inquisitive" first recorded 1882. Nosey Parker as a name for an inquisitive person is from 1907.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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