an inquisitive, gossipy person; busybody
Origin of quidnunc
L, literally , what now?quidnunc
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quidnunc
noun
A nosy person; a busybody.
Origin of quidnunc
Latin quid nunc? what now? quid what ; see kwo- in Indo-European roots. nunc now ; see nu- in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural quidnuncs)
- A person eager to learn news and scandal
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