busybody

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Word: Busybody

Definition:
A "busybody" is a noun that describes a person who is very interested in other people's lives, often to the point of interfering or meddling in their affairs. This person tends to want to know everything that is happening around them and may offer unsolicited advice or opinions.

Usage Instructions:

• Use "busybody" to describe someone who is overly involved in the personal matters of others.
• It is usually used in a negative or disapproving way.

Example Sentences:

1. "My neighbor is such a busybody; she always wants to know why I haven't mowed my lawn yet."
2. "He was labeled a busybody after he reported his friends to their parents for staying out late."

Advanced Usage:

• In a more formal or literary context, you might describe someone's behavior as "busybodying," which means to act in a way that interferes with or intrudes into other people's matters.

Word Variants:

• Busybodying (verb): The act of being a busybody.
  • Example: "She was busybodying when she tried to fix my relationship issues."

Different Meanings:

• While "busybody" primarily refers to someone who meddles in others' affairs, it can also imply being overly curious or nosy about people’s private lives without necessarily interfering.

Synonyms:

• Interferer
• Nosy person
• Meddler
• Snoop

Idioms:

• "Mind your own business": This is a common phrase used to tell someone to stop interfering in other people's affairs, similar to calling someone a busybody.

Phrasal Verbs:

Although there are no direct phrasal verbs that correspond with "busybody," you might use phrases like: - "Stick your nose in": To interfere in someone else's affairs. - Example: "I wish she would stop sticking her nose in our family matters."

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Noun

1. a person who meddles in the affairs of others

Synonyms

• nosy-parker
• nosey-parker
• quidnunc