nosey

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English nose

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Germanic *-gaz

Proto-West Germanic *-g

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English nosey

From nose + -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nəʊzi/

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• Rhymes: -əʊzi

Adjective

nosey (comparative nosier, superlative nosiest)

1. Alternative spelling of nosy.

Noun

nosey (plural noseys)

1. Alternative spelling of nosy.
   • 2005 July 16, J. K. Rowling [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter; 6), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:

     Harry and Ron both leapt out of their beds and wrenched the two elves apart, though they continued to try to kick and punch each other, egged on by Peeves, who swooped around the lamp squealing, ‘Stick your fingers up his nosey, draw his cork and pull his earsies –’

Verb

nosey (third-person singular simple present noseys, present participle noseying, simple past and past participle noseyed)

1. Alternative spelling of nosy.

Anagrams

• 'oneys, Noyes, Oyens, noyse, seyon, yes-no