stickybeak
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stickybeak
- /ˈstɪkibiːk/ UK
Where it comes from
From sticky + beak; presumably from the metaphor of sticking one′s beak (“nose”) where it is not wanted (compare nosy).
noun stickybeaks
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An overly inquisitive person, a nosey parker.
I walked back towards the grinning stickybeak who took a few steps backwards before fleeing for the steamy safety of his laundry.
Similar: nosey parker, snoop
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An act of looking at or watching something, especially something which does not directly concern the one looking.
Want me to have a stickybeak at that?
Similar: look-see, quick peek
verb stickybeaks · stickybeaking · stickybeaked
- To pry or snoop. Two of the more arrogant birds actually inspected the inside of the tent, clucking away to each other as they stickybeaked.
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noun nosy person
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