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busybody

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bus⋅y⋅bod⋅y

  [biz-ee-bod-ee]
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–noun, plural -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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bus·y·bod·y   (bĭz'ē-bŏd'ē)   
n.   pl. bus·y·bod·ies
A person who meddles or pries into the affairs of others.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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