noun
a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip; a gossip or busybody.
Origin:
1700–10; < Latin quid nunc what now?
1700–10; < Latin quid nunc what now?
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| —n | |
| a person eager to learn news and scandal; gossipmonger | |
| [C18: from Latin, literally: what now] | |
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00:10
Quidnunc
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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Word Origin & History
quidnunc
"gossip-monger," 1709, formed from L. quid "what" and nunc "now," to describe someone forever asking "What's the news?"
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