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Definitions for quidnunc
ˈkwɪdˌnʌŋkquid·nunc
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Princeton's WordNet
busybody, nosy-parker, nosey-parker, quidnuncnoun
a person who meddles in the affairs of others
Wiktionary
quidnuncnoun
A person eager to learn news and scandal
Etymology: From "quid nunc?", What now?.
Wikipedia
Quidnunc
Patrick Gordon Campbell, 3rd Baron Glenavy (6 June 1913 – 10 November 1980) was an Irish journalist, humorist and television personality.
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quidnunc
A quidnunc is a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip; a busybody or a gossipmonger.
Webster Dictionary
Quidnuncnoun
one who is curious to know everything that passes; one who knows, or pretends to know, all that is going on
Etymology: [L., what now?]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Quidnunc
kwid′nungk, n. one always on the lookout for news: one who pretends to know all occurrences. [L., 'what now?']
Etymology and Origins
Quidnunc
One who is always inquiring after news. “What news?” is the literal interpretation of the term. As a personal designation, it originated in the name of the chief character in Murphy’s farce, “The Upholsterer, or What News?” A kind of political Paul Pry.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of quidnunc in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of quidnunc in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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