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Paul Pry
noun
- an inquisitive, meddlesome person.
Paul Pry
noun
- a nosy person
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Paul Pry1
From name of title character of Paul Pry (1853) by John Poole (1786–1872), English dramatist
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Paul Pry1
C19: from a character in the play Paul Pry by John Poole (1825)
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Example Sentences
No doubt but some Yankee Paul Pry in blue-and-buff will crack the seal and read it before you receive it.
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Let me add that Paul Pry was never intended as the representative of any one individual, but a class.
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Falstaff, whom we have already mentioned when speaking of Shakespeare, and Paul Pry, are both very common.
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I remember spending an evening in the woods playing the role of Paul Pry on my feathered neighbors.
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The sulphur-colored winged Paul Pry stuck an impertinent head out from behind a palm leaf.
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