Definition of "busybodies" [busybodies]

• Plural form of busybody. (noun)

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• "My answer: I want to be free to put on a home addition without having two dozen busybodies from the city screwing with me every other day."
• "And as we’ve seen from places like NYC, these laws are ineffective for their intended purpose. 4) Prof. Volokh’s slippery slope: once this fails on the national level, the next step for these busybodies is not going to be to give up on meddling with people’s private lives, but to directly regulate the ingredients."
• "We're so afraid of being called busybodies that even when we ought to step in we hesitate."