Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neb-nose

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
neb-nose
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The kind of person who is always poking into people's affairs.

noun

An inquisitive person.

Etymology

From neb + nose.

Inflected Forms

neb-noses (plural) nebby-nose (alternative) neb-snoot (alternative)

Questions

What does neb-nose mean?
The kind of person who is always poking into people's affairs.
Where does neb-nose come from?
From neb + nose.

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