Quidnunc: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Quidnunc noun. A nosy person who always wants to know the latest gossip.
How to say it
KWID-nunk/ˈkwɪdnʌŋk/
2 syllables, stressed on the first (KWID).
Quidnunc in a sentence
The village quidnunc knew about the engagement before the bride's mother did.
Every office has a quidnunc lurking by the printer.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- busybody
- gossip
- nosy parker
- snoop
Where quidnunc comes from
Latin for what now?, from quid, what, and nunc, now.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Every office has a _____ lurking by the printer.
- quidnunc
- sockdolager
- bumbershoot
Show the answer
quidnunc: Every office has a quidnunc lurking by the printer.