nosey-parker

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Noun1.nosey-parker - a person who meddles in the affairs of others
meddler - an officious annoying person who interferes with others
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nosey-parker

[ˈnəʊzɪˈpɑːkəʳ] Nmetomentodo/a m/f
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Now, I'm the kind of nosey-parker who practically breaks her neck just walking down the road, I'm so busy trying to sneak a peek into people's houses.
I regard myself as quite the nosey-parker but checking out bins for flammable substances is certainly beyond my reach.
After being away from our EastEnd viewing for far too long, we'll tonight find out exactly what the chain-smoking nosey-parker has been up to while she's been away.
And the sort of curtains the neighbourhood nosey-parker peeked through.
He called it "bureaucracy and the world gone mad." I call it nosey-parker bullying.
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