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Busybodies
Busybody Bus"y*bod`y (-b[o^]d`[y^]), n.; pl. Busybodies (-b[o^]d`[i^]z). One who officiously concerns himself with the affairs of others; a meddling person. And not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not. --1 Tim. v. 13.

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- wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not. — 1 Timothy 5:13 Theophrastus translated...
- Look up busybody or busy body in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A busybody is someone who meddles in the affairs of others. The term may also refer to:...
- Busybody (1881–1899), was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who won two British classic Races in 1884. In a racing career which lasted from...
- Busybody Nora is a children's book written by Johanna Hurwitz and illustrated by Susan Jeschke. It was first published in 1976. It was Hurwitz's first...
- more than 50 years, she portra**** acerbic maids, secretaries, teachers, busybodies, nurses, and battle-axe neighbors and relatives, almost invariably to...
- voiced by David Matthew Feldman) is the mayor who has a crush on Bessie Busybody. He loves his niece Stephanie very much and calls Sportacus to help if...
- actress, known for her portrayal of the character Edna Birch, a moralising busybody in the ITV soap opera Em****ale, and as Rose, the vampy sister of the snobby...
- nunc What now? Commonly shortened to quidnunc. As a noun, a quidnunc is a busybody or a gossip. Patrick Campbell worked for The Irish Times under the pseudonym...
- Examples of chapter books include: Flat Stanley (1964) by Jeff Brown Busybody Nora (1976) by Johanna Hurwitz Steve Bennett. "Children's Fiction Genre"...
- English) to refer to a woman who is a gossip or a busybody. The use of yenta as a word for 'busybody' originated in the age of Yiddish theatre. During...