Etymology

macocious

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Today it means: Nosy; gossiping; interfering in the affairs of others. Full definition →

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The story

From Caribbean English maco (“overly inquisitive person; to pry into the affairs of others”) from Antillean Creole makomè (“one's child's godmother / one's godchild's mother; gossip; effeminate man”) from French ma commère.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.