Etymology

quidnunc

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Today it means: A person eager to learn news and scandal. Full definition →

First used early 18th c.Latin quid nunc?
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromquid nunc?“what now?”
  2. English todayquidnunc

From Latin quid nunc? (“what now?”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from early 18th c. A person eager to learn news and scandal.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.