nosy-parker
Prying neighborhood gossip
A nosy-parker is someone who pries into other people's business—a busybody or snoop.
The term is mildly humorous and more common in British English: Don't be such a nosy-parker; it's none of your concern.
Also spelled nosy parker or nosey-parker.
Intrusive meddler
- buttinskyIntrusive meddler in others' affairs
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- interferingIntruding in others' affairs
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
overbearing · officious · obtrusive · impertinent · presumptuous · overstepping · uninvited · encroaching
One who spreads unverified talk
- blabbermouthOne who reveals secrets
- tattletaleOne who informs on others
- gossipmongerHabitual spreader of rumors
- busybodyIntrusive meddler
chatterbox · scandalmonger · whisperer · yenta · telltale · tittle-tattle · hearsay · backbiter
Intrusively inquisitive
- eavesdroppingSecretly listening to others
- spyingSecretly observing others
- snoopingSecretly investigating others
- peepingLooking through cracks
peeking · overhearing · sneaking · lurking · shadowing · tailing · watching · doorstepping
Causing mild frustration
- pesteringPersistent unwanted attention
- bothersomeCausing mild annoyance
- obnoxiousExtremely disagreeable in manner
- exasperatingIntensely irritating
aggravating · vexatious · tiresome · nuisance · pesky · insufferable · intolerable · grating
busybody
Intrusive meddler
- buttinskyIntrusive meddler in others' affairs
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- interferingIntruding in others' affairs
intrusive · overbearing · officious · obtrusive · impertinent · presumptuous · overstepping · uninvited · encroaching · tactless
rumormonger
One who spreads unverified talk
- blabbermouthOne who reveals secrets
- tattletaleOne who informs on others
- gossipmongerHabitual spreader of rumors
busybody · chatterbox · scandalmonger · whisperer · yenta · telltale · tittle-tattle · hearsay · backbiter · earwigging
prying
Intrusively inquisitive
- eavesdroppingSecretly listening to others
- spyingSecretly observing others
- snoopingSecretly investigating others
peeping · peeking · overhearing · sneaking · lurking · shadowing · tailing · watching · doorstepping · earwigging
irritating
Causing mild frustration
- pesteringPersistent unwanted attention
- bothersomeCausing mild annoyance
- obnoxiousExtremely disagreeable in manner
exasperating · aggravating · vexatious · tiresome · nuisance · pesky · insufferable · intolerable · grating · irksome