busybody

That was all fine for Graham: He got his fix with bonus cable-news bookings and participated in some debates, and then—phew!—was able to return to being a busybody in the Senate.

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026

The movie doesn’t quite know how to handle Mabel: She’s meant to be charmingly determined but comes across as more of a scold and a busybody.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

But Julie seems a victim here of Hedda’s artillery rather than a busybody relative anxious to extend the family line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026

Elizabeth Kelly, best known for playing busybody Nellie Ellis in EastEnders, died peacefully in Scarborough on 31 December, her agent Scott Marshall Partners said.

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026

“That busybody is into everyone’s business,” Miss Volker remarked with contempt.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

Apparently, other parents decided they didn't want these busybodies telling them how to educate or raise their kids so they ran against them and won.

From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2023

Working the polls has long been something that retirees did, along with nice church ladies, neighborhood busybodies, local political gadflies and civics geeks.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 8, 2022

BUSAN, South Korea — The scandal that riveted South Korea’s online busybodies began when Kim Ji-seon checked into a beachside condominium in February.

From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2020

But as we settle in for the long haul of self-isolating to fight the coronavirus outbreak, neighborhood busybodies are also feeling empowered, and now they’re a whole new species: They’ve got science on their side.

From Slate ● Apr. 1, 2020

A bunch of dead busybodies who knew nothing about him and what he could handle, what he handled every day without complaint.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny