stickybeak
Prying busybody type
A stickybeak 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 stickybeak is to snoop: She was stickybeaking through my mail.
Don't be such a stickybeak.
Intrusively curious
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- inquisitiveEager to learn more
- curiousEager to learn
- eavesdroppingSecretly listening to others
peeping · rubberneck · meddlesome · probing · obtrusive · intrusive · impertinent · tactless
Habitual spreader of rumors
- rumormongerOne who spreads unverified talk
- tattletaleOne who informs on others
- blabbermouthOne who reveals secrets
- yentaNosy, meddling woman
scandalmonger · chatterbox · whisperer · telltale · tittle-tattle · dish · dirt · hearsay
One who pries covertly
- spyCovert information gatherer
- sleuthPrivate investigator
- eavesdropperOne who listens secretly
- sneakMove with stealth
lurker · surveillance · shadowing · tailing · detective · investigating · undercover · infiltrating
Intruding in others' affairs
- meddlerOne who interferes uninvited
- interloperOne who enters uninvited
- intrudingEntering without welcome
- encroachingGradually intruding on territory
tampering · tinkering · overstepping · trespassing · imposing · kibitzer · officious · fiddling
nosy
Intrusively curious
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- inquisitiveEager to learn more
- curiousEager to learn
eavesdropping · peeping · rubberneck · meddlesome · probing · obtrusive · intrusive · impertinent · tactless · presumptuous
gossipmonger
Habitual spreader of rumors
- rumormongerOne who spreads unverified talk
- tattletaleOne who informs on others
- blabbermouthOne who reveals secrets
yenta · scandalmonger · chatterbox · whisperer · telltale · tittle-tattle · dish · dirt · hearsay · nattering
snooper
One who pries covertly
- spyCovert information gatherer
- sleuthPrivate investigator
- eavesdropperOne who listens secretly
sneak · lurker · surveillance · shadowing · tailing · detective · investigating · undercover · infiltrating · stakeout
interfering
Intruding in others' affairs
- meddlerOne who interferes uninvited
- interloperOne who enters uninvited
- intrudingEntering without welcome
encroaching · tampering · tinkering · overstepping · trespassing · imposing · kibitzer · officious · fiddling · interposing
stickybeakdiscreet
Careful to avoid notice
tight-lipped · reserved · circumspect · tactful · close-mouthed
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