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A busybody, meddler, nosey parker, or marplot is someone who meddles in the affairs of others. An early study of the type was made by the ancient Greek philosopher Theophrastus in his typology, Characters , "In the proffered services of the busybody there is much of the affectation of kind-heartedness, and little efficient aid."
Nosey Barbon, a character in the 1958 British film The Horse's Mouth; Nosey, original name of Snitch, a character in The Numskulls comic strip; Mr. Nosey, the protagonist and title of the fourth book in the Mr. Men children's series, by Roger Hargreaves; Nosey, a TV series on children's programming block Milkshake! from 1997 to 2002
Aloysius "Nosey" Parker is a fictional character introduced in the British 1960s Supermarionation television series Thunderbirds, who also appears in the film sequels Thunderbirds Are Go (1966) and Thunderbird 6 (1968) and the 2004 live-action adaptation Thunderbirds.
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nosy (or nosey) parker * a busybody (similar to US: butt-in, buttinski, nosy) nous Good sense; shrewdness: [121] "Hillela had the nous to take up with the General when he was on the up-and-up again" (Nadine Gordimer). Rhymes with "mouse". nought the number zero, chiefly British spelling of naught [122] [123] noughts and crosses
In the ensuing fight, Arthur severely injures Kelly, and later hears that Kelly's father has alerted the police. Afterwards, Nosey and Arthur decide to spy on Nosey's brother Crab, who has been conducting an affair with Mildred, the daughter of Charlie Nettlefold, a local scrap-dealer.
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"Give or Take a Million" is the only episode of the series in which Penelope appears without Parker. Lilian (or Lil, as she is known by Parker) is Penelope's cook. She has a sizeable repertoire of dishes, much to Parker's disgust ("Vault of Death"). Perce is the gardener for the 2,000-acre (8.1 km 2) Creighton-Ward estate and a friend of Parker.