Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nosybody

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nosy-body
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Informal

Example Sentences

"Which leaves one as a pretty lonely number for some here at Fuddruckers, who complain that they face ever more pressure from relatives, nosybodies, and their own children to produce siblings."

Etymology

From nosy + body.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

nosybodies (plural)

Questions

What does nosybody mean?: A nosy person.
Where does nosybody come from?: From nosy + body.

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