sticky-beak
Prying busybody type
Sticky-beak is Australian and New Zealand slang for a nosy person—someone who pries into others' affairs.
The image is of a bird poking its beak where it doesn't belong.
As a verb, to sticky-beak is to snoop or pry: She was sticky-beaking through the neighbor's mail.
Don't be such a sticky-beak.
Intrusive meddler
- nosy-parkerOverly inquisitive meddler
- snoopOne who pries
- interfererOne who meddles
- buttinskyIntrusive meddler in others' affairs
kibitzer · interloper · meddler · pry · intruder · yenta · gossipmonger · rubberneck
Secretly listening to others
- spyingSecretly observing others
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- peepingLooking through cracks
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
watching · peering · snooping · rubbernecking · sleuthing · tailing · shadowing · monitoring
Unconfirmed circulating story
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- whisperSpeech without full voice
tattle · chatter · scuttlebutt · backbiting · talebearer · blabbermouth · chitchat · gabfest
Not wanted here
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
- obtrusiveUnpleasantly prominent or noticeable
- tactlessInsensitive in manner
- annoyingCausing mild irritation
bothersome · irritating · intrusive · pestering · disruptive · rude · impolite · inappropriate
busybody
Intrusive meddler
- nosy-parkerOverly inquisitive meddler
- snoopOne who pries
- interfererOne who meddles
buttinsky · kibitzer · interloper · meddler · pry · intruder · yenta · gossipmonger · rubberneck · pest
eavesdropping
Secretly listening to others
- spyingSecretly observing others
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- peepingLooking through cracks
prying · watching · peering · snooping · rubbernecking · sleuthing · tailing · shadowing · monitoring · observing
rumor
Unconfirmed circulating story
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
whisper · tattle · chatter · scuttlebutt · backbiting · talebearer · blabbermouth · chitchat · gabfest · grapevine
unwelcome
Not wanted here
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
- obtrusiveUnpleasantly prominent or noticeable
- tactlessInsensitive in manner
annoying · bothersome · irritating · intrusive · pestering · disruptive · rude · impolite · inappropriate · overstepping
sticky-beakunintrusive
Not imposing on others
hands-off · reserved · aloof · mind your own business · private person
sticky-beakincurious
Lacking desire to learn
uninterested · indifferent · self-absorbed · self-focused · unconcerned
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