stickybeak
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An overly inquisitive person, a nosey parkerAn overly inquisitive person, a nosey parker.
/ˈstɪkibiːk/
Значення
значень: 2(Співдружність, розмовне)An overly inquisitive person, a nosey parker.
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.
Schnüffler
(Співдружність, розмовне)An act of looking at or watching something, especially something which does not directly concern the one looking.
Want me to have a stickybeak at that?
Shall we take a stickybeak at that shop?
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nosy person:
Походження
From sticky + beak; presumably from the metaphor of sticking one′s beak (“nose”) where itFrom sticky + beak; presumably from the metaphor of sticking one′s beak (“nose”) where it is not wanted (compare nosy).
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синонімів: 4overly inquisitive person:nosey parkersnoop
act of looking:look-seequick peek