Busybody
Busybody noun - A person who meddles in the affairs of others.
Usage example: that busybody across the street is always telling me how to tend to my own garden
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Synonyms for Busybody
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- troublemaker and busybody
- troublemaker and gossip
- telltale and busybody
- telltale and gossip
- snoop and busybody
- snoop and gossip
- meddler and busybody
- meddler and gossip
- tattler and busybody
- tattler and gossip
- chatterbox and busybody
- chatterbox and gossip
- blabbermouth and busybody
- blabbermouth and gossip
How words are described
| old | old busybody | old gossip |
| little | little busybody | little gossip |
| self-righteous | self-righteous busybody | self-righteous gossip |
| resident | resident busybody | resident gossip |
Both words in one sentence
- In The Parent Trap (the original with Hayley Mills), the Evers' housekeeper, a flagrant busybody, would often conclude her gossip with "But I'm not saying a word, not one single word".
Source: Could Say It, But... - In one episode of Adventures in Care-a-Lot, Grizzle, disguised as Busybody Bear, is trying to break up a band that some of the bears started by spreading gossip about the members.
Source: Law of Disproportionate Response -
In the Adventures in Care-A-Lot episode "Battle of the Band," Grizzle dons a Wig, Dress, Accent to pose as "Busybody Bear" and spread a little gossip to break up a recently formed band, whose practicing was keeping him from getting any sleep.
Source: Disguised in Drag
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