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nos⋅y

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

Origin:
1880–85; nose + -y 1

Related forms:
nos⋅i⋅ly, adverb
nos⋅i⋅ness, noun
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nos·y or nos·ey   (nō'zē)   
adj.   nos·i·er, nos·i·est Informal

  1. Given to prying into the affairs of others; snoopy. See Synonyms at curious.

  2. Prying; inquisitive.

nos'i·ly adv., nos'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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