Nosy Parker
Example Sentences
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“It’s Nosy Parker New Zealand in the middle of winter,” said Bunny McDiarmid, the only Kiwi among the Warrior’s crew.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
Another Nosy Parker, another example of the French agents creating a memorable spectacle: This was how the crew of the Ouvéa came under suspicion.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
And if that makes me 'dim' and 'prurient' as Tim maintained in yesterday's comments section, colour me Nosy Parker and call me a few badly-made sandwiches short of the hot-tub picnic.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 3, 2010
No question, Nosy Parker is doing her ex — and herself — a disservice.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2010
The manservant and the maidservant within the gates, like Miss Willoughby, employing that crisp gift for characterization which is the property of the English lower orders, described him as a Nosy Parker.
From Something New by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
