yenta
Meddlesome tale-spreader
A yenta is a gossip or busybody—someone who meddles in others' affairs and spreads rumors.
From Yiddish, the word carries affectionate exasperation more than harsh judgment: My aunt is such a yenta, she knows everyone's business.
The term sometimes extends to anyone who plays matchmaker or offers unsolicited advice about others' lives.
Unconfirmed circulating story
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
- busybodyIntrusive meddler
chatter · buzz · blabbermouth · gossipmonger · tea · dirt · scoop · whisper
Inclined to converse freely
- garrulousTediously long-winded
- loquaciousInclined to talk much
- volubleInclined to talk freely
- gabbyInclined to chatter
blabbermouth · jabbering · prattling · chattering · verbose · wordy · effusive · motormouth
Intrusively curious
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
- interferingIntruding in others' affairs
- busybodyIntrusive meddler
inquisitive · officious · overbearing · pushy · impertinent · obtrusive · buttinsky · nudnik
Seeking another's romantic favor
- romanceLove and its excitement
- marriageFormal union between partners
- matrimonyLegal union of spouses
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
compatibility · arrangement · proposal · engagement · betrothal · go-between · fixer-upper · setup
rumor
Unconfirmed circulating story
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
busybody · chatter · buzz · blabbermouth · gossipmonger · tea · dirt · scoop · whisper · rumormonger
chatty
Inclined to converse freely
- garrulousTediously long-winded
- loquaciousInclined to talk much
- volubleInclined to talk freely
gabby · blabbermouth · jabbering · prattling · chattering · verbose · wordy · effusive · motormouth · schmoozer
nosy
Intrusively curious
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
- interferingIntruding in others' affairs
busybody · inquisitive · officious · overbearing · pushy · impertinent · obtrusive · buttinsky · nudnik · kibitzer
courtship
Seeking another's romantic favor
introduction · compatibility · arrangement · proposal · engagement · betrothal · go-between · fixer-upper · setup · pairing
- annoying peoplepest, hecklers, nuisance, meddlers, bore
- blabbermouthsblabbermouth, gossipmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger, talebearer
- matchmakersmatchmaker, wingman, wingwoman, go-between, intermediary
- talkerstalker, chatterbox, motormouth, motor-mouth, loudmouth
- Yiddishchutzpah, kvetch, mensch, schlep, tchotchke
- nosy peoplebusybody, snoop, snooper, meddler, eavesdropper
yentaconfidant
Trusted keeper of secrets
discrete · tight-lipped · closemouthed · vault · confessor
yentahermit
Person choosing total seclusion
recluse · private person · unintrusive · loner · introvert
yentaquiet type
Unassuming, reserved individual
stoic · sphinx · clam · strong silent type · man of few words