"nosey" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nosey.wav [Southern-England] Forms: nosier [comparative], nosiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊzi Etymology: From nose + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|nose|y|id2=adjectival}} nose + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} nosey (comparative nosier, superlative nosiest)
  1. Alternative spelling of nosy Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: nosy
    Sense id: en-nosey-en-adj-2D7oKCFP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 32 33 35

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nosey.wav [Southern-England] Forms: noseys [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊzi Etymology: From nose + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|nose|y|id2=adjectival}} nose + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} nosey (plural noseys)
  1. Alternative spelling of nosy Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: nosy
    Sense id: en-nosey-en-noun-2D7oKCFP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 32 33 35

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nosey.wav [Southern-England] Forms: noseys [present, singular, third-person], noseying [participle, present], noseyed [participle, past], noseyed [past]
Rhymes: -əʊzi Etymology: From nose + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|nose|y|id2=adjectival}} nose + -y Head templates: {{en-verb}} nosey (third-person singular simple present noseys, present participle noseying, simple past and past participle noseyed)
  1. Alternative spelling of nosy Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: nosy
    Sense id: en-nosey-en-verb-2D7oKCFP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 32 33 35

Inflected forms

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