See Also: nosy(dictionary)
nosy 1, adjective(dictionary)
nosy 2, noun(dictionary)
nosy parker(dictionary)

nosy (iou)



nosy adjective & noun. colloq. Also nosey. E17.
[from NOSE noun + -Y1.]
A. adjective.
Having a prominent nose. E17.
Having a distinctive smell, strong-smelling. M19.
Having a strong sense of smell. rare. L19.
Inquisitive, esp. objectionably or unwarrantedly so; prying. L19.
N. Coward If you hadn't been so..nosy you'd never have known a thing about it. P. Lively You get to looking at people, when you're on your own. It's kind of nosy.
Special collocations & comb.: nosy parker (also with cap. initials) an overly inquisitive or prying person. nosy-parker verb intrans. be overly inquisitive, pry (chiefly as nosy-parkering verbal noun & ppl adjective).
b. noun.
(A nickname for) a person having a prominent nose. L18.
(A nickname for) an overly inquisitive or prying person. M20.
nosily adverb M20.
nosiness noun E20.