stickybeak
stickybeak · stickybeaks
An overly inquisitive person, a nosey parkerAn overly inquisitive person, a nosey parker.
/ˈstɪkibiːk/
Meaning
2 senses(Commonwealth, colloquial)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
(Commonwealth, colloquial)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?
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
nosy person:
Origin
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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Forms
plural: stickybeaks| Singular | stickybeak |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsoverly inquisitive person:nosey parkersnoop
act of looking:look-seequick peek