nosey parker
(slang, intransitive) To snoop; to behave in an inquisitive manner.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(slang, intransitive) To snoop; to behave in an inquisitive manner.
"I don't want to 'nosey parker'," he said, "but police have got to be told if there's anything wrong..."
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK, Ireland, colloquial) An overly inquisitive or prying person.
Yer a lotta nosey parkers.
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