A nosy person; a busybody.
[Latin quid nunc?, what now? : quid, what + nunc, now.]
Dictionary:
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[Latin quid nunc?, what now? : quid, what + nunc, now.]
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(KWID-nungk) 
noun
A nosy or gossipy person.
Etymology
From Latin quid nunc (what now), implying someone constantly asking "What's new?"]
| Thesaurus: quidnunc |
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