busybodyism

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UK/ˈbɪzibɒdiɪzm̩/

noun

The behaviour of a busybody; interfering, meddling.

First used 19th c.Scrabble 24
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Meanings

nounbusybodyism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe behaviour of a busybody; interfering, meddling.First known use 19th c.

    ‘The suspicious circumstances which invest him, will be found to tally much better with my hypothesis of romantic busy-bodyism, than with the reasoner's suggestion of guilt.’

    1842, Edgar Allan Poe, The Mystery of Marie Rogêt

Origin

From busybody + -ism.

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Chicago

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