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View synonyms for Nosy Parker

Nosy Parker

or Nos·ey Par·ker

[ noh-zee pahr-ker ]

noun

, Informal.
  1. a persistently nosy, prying person; busybody.

nosy parker

noun

  1. informal.
    a prying person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Nosy Parker1

First recorded in 1905–10
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Nosy Parker1

C20: apparently arbitrary use of surname Parker

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