nosy parker
noun/ˌnəʊzi ˈpɑːkə(r)/
/ˌnəʊzi ˈpɑːrkər/
(British English, informal, becoming old-fashioned)- a person who is too interested in other people’s affairsTopics Personal qualitiesc2Word Originearly 20th cent.: from the postcard caption “The Adventures of Nosey Parker”, referring to a peeping Tom in Hyde Park.
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