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nos·y

   [noh-zee]
adjective, nos·i·er, nos·i·est.
unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
Also, nosey.

Origin:
1880–85; nose + -y1

Related forms
nos·i·ly, adverb
nos·i·ness, noun
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nosy or nosey (ˈnəʊzɪ)
 
—adj , nosier, nosiest
informal prying or inquisitive
 
nosey or nosey
 
—adj
 
'nosily or nosey
 
—adv
 
'nosiness or nosey
 
—n

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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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