Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stickybeak

/ˈstɪkibiːk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: stick-y-beak
IPA: /ˈstɪkibiːk/

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An overly inquisitive person, a nosey parker.

Colloquial

noun

An act of looking at or watching something, especially something which does not directly concern the one looking.

Colloquial

verb

To pry or snoop.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"I walked back towards the grinning stickybeak who took a few steps backwards before fleeing for the steamy safety of his laundry."
"Babies of this age are delightful stickybeaks, vitally interested in everything and everyone around them."
"1999, Kate Grenville, The Idea of Perfection, 2012, Text Publishing, unnumbered page, And I like a chat, kind of thing. She glanced at Harley. Plus I′m a stickybeak, as you know."
"Vanessa took hold of his hand. ‘She′s a dear friend as well as my business manager and,’ she giggled as she admitted her agent′s greatest flaw, ‘when it comes to her clients, the world′s biggest stickybeak.’"
"Want me to have a stickybeak at that?"
"Shall we take a stickybeak at that shop?"

Etymology

From sticky + beak; presumably from the metaphor of sticking one′s beak (“nose”) where it is not wanted (compare nosy).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈstɪkibiːk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

stickybeaks (plural) stickybeaks (present, singular) stickybeaking (participle, present) stickybeaked (participle, past) stickybeaked (past)

Synonyms

nosey parker snoop look-see quick peek

Questions

How do you pronounce stickybeak?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɪkibiːk/.
What does stickybeak mean?: An overly inquisitive person, a nosey parker.
Where does stickybeak come from?: From sticky + beak; presumably from the metaphor of sticking one′s beak (“nose”) where it is not wanted (compare nosy).

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