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Definition of Quidnunc
1. Noun. A person who meddles in the affairs of others.
Definition of Quidnunc
1. n. One who is curious to know everything that passes; one who knows, or pretends to know, all that is going on.
Definition of Quidnunc
1. Noun. A person eager to learn news and scandal ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quidnunc
1. a nosy person [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quidnunc
Literary usage of Quidnunc
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Social Silhouettes by George William Erskine Russell (1906)
"MURRAY defines a quidnunc as "an inquisitive person; a gossip; a newsmonger. ...
But "quidnunc," though it certainly is not English, is not quite foreign, ..."
2. Social Silhouettes by George William Erskine Russell (1906)
"MURRAY defines a quidnunc as " an inquisitive person; a gossip; a newsmonger.
... But "quidnunc," though it certainly is not English, is not quite foreign ..."
3. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"Paris, An. 12(7, as using the term in a similar sense. Praecepit Dominus Rex— ut
quidnunc ... quidnunc ..."
4. The Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor: Containing Choice and Characteristic by William Evans Burton (1858)
"ONE sunny morning, a quidnunc and a bore was | Releasing himself, the wit strides
hastily away, ex- i я •i •t 0 When Mr. Job Caudle was left in this briary ..."
5. Historical and Biographical Essays by John Forster (1858)
"Let a mutual friend introduce to him a stranger, and the quidnunc rides impatiently
over the first sentence of salutation: " Sir, I am proud to—Well, Sir, ..."
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