Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nosey parker

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: nosey -park-er
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An overly inquisitive or prying person.

British usage; Colloquial

verb

To snoop; to behave in an inquisitive manner.

Intransitive verb; Slang

Example Sentences

"Yer a lotta nosey parkers."
""I don't want to 'nosey parker'," he said, "but police have got to be told if there's anything wrong...""
"Alleyn is no dabbler or dilettante whose hobby is criminology and who nosey parkers around and chases ambulances to break the grip of boredom with a spot of adventure."
"The inspector opened his mouth to ask Fred what she had better tell, but Ivy flared, "We'd be out of business in no time if I nosey parkered on everyone I saw around at night.""
"Now, I must admit I love nosey parkering around houses."

Etymology

Unknown, 1890.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nosey parkers (plural) nosy parker (alternative) nosey-parker (alternative) nosy-parker (alternative) nosey parkers (present, singular) nosey parkering (participle, present) nosey parkered (participle, past) nosey parkered (past)

Phrases

backseat driver peeping tom persona non grata nosey-parkerdom nosey-parkering nosey-parkerishness nosey-parkerism nosey-parkery

Frequently Paired Words

backseat driver buttinsky encroacher gatecrasher interloper intruder peeping tom persona non grata

Synonyms

buttinsky stickybeak

Questions

What does nosey parker mean?: An overly inquisitive or prying person.
Where does nosey parker come from?: Unknown, 1890.

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