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nosy (or nosey) parker * a busybody (similar to US: butt-in, buttinski, nosy) nous Good sense; shrewdness: [122] "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 [123] [124] noughts and crosses
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
In 2010 a box set of 50 books was released; this photo is from the 2014 version. ISBN 978-1-4052-5548-6. This article contains special characters. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Children's literature portal The following is a list of Mr. Men, from the children's book series by Roger Hargreaves, also adapted into the children's television ...
This is a list of British English words that have different American English spellings, for example, colour (British English) and color (American English). Word pairs are listed with the British English version first, in italics, followed by the American English version: spelt, spelled; Derived words often, but not always, follow their root.
List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom; List of British words not widely used in the United States; List of South African English regionalisms; List of words having different meanings in American and British English: A–L; List of words having different meanings in American and British English: M–Z
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."
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