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Definition of "quidnunc" []

  • A nosy person; a busybody. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "quidnunc" in a sentence
  • "I love the word quidnunc, which means one who gossips because it is a word I could use to describe a lot of people who fit the definition and they wouldn't know what I was saying."
  • "Boy, what we are willing to subject ourselves to for our local raconteur (I almost said quidnunc)."
  • "Via MeFi, where the quidnunc kid gets the prize for best answer."