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Definition of nosy parker noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nosy parker

noun
 
/ˌnəʊzi ˈpɑːkə(r)/
 
/ˌnəʊzi ˈpɑːrkər/
(British English, informal, becoming old-fashioned)
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  1. a person who is too interested in other people’s affairsTopics Personal qualitiesc2
    Word Originearly 20th cent.: from the postcard caption “The Adventures of Nosey Parker”, referring to a peeping Tom in Hyde Park.
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