nosey

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/nəʊzi/

A form of nosy — Prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle.

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Meanings

adjectivenosey (comparative nosier, superlative nosiest)

comparative nosier · superlative nosiest

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of nosy.
nounnosey (plural noseys)

plural noseys

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of nosy.

    Harry and Ron both leapt out of their beds and wrenched the two elves apart, though they continued to try to kick and punch each other, egged on by Peeves, who swooped around the lamp squealing, ‘Stick your fingers up his nosey, draw his cork and pull his earsies –’

    2005 July 16, J. K. Rowling [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter; 6), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN
verbnosey (third-person singular simple present noseys, present participle noseying, simple past and past participle noseyed)

present singular third person noseys · participle present noseying · participle past noseyed · past noseyed

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of nosy.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveoffensively curious or inquisitive

Similar
nosypryingsnoopycurious
Also see
curiousnasalnosypryingsnoopy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From nose + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nosey

rosieJosiecosyrosyposySarkozyJozi
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Anagrams

NoyesOsneyOyens
Cite this entry
APA

nosey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nosey

MLA

“nosey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nosey. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nosey,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nosey.

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