busybody

[biz-ee-bod-ee]

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noun, plural bus·y·bod·ies.

a person who pries into or meddles in the affairs of others.

Origin:
1520–30; busy + body

Synonyms
snoop, pry, meddler, Nosy Parker; gossip, blabbermouth.

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busybody (ˈbɪzɪˌbɒdɪ)

—n , pl -bodies
	a meddlesome, prying, or officious person

'busybodying

—n

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busybody

1520s, from busy + body "person."

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