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One who is curious to know everything that passes; one who knows, or pretends to know, all that is going on.

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  1. n. One who is curious to know everything that passes; one who knows, or pretends to know, all that is going on.
  2. n. a person who meddles in the affairs of others
  3. One who is curious to know everything that passes; one who knows, or pretends to know, all that is going on. "The idle stories of quidnuncs." Motley.
  4. One who is curious to know everything that passes; one whoknows, or pretends to know, all that is going on. "The idle storiesof quidnuncs." Motley.
  5. n a person who meddles in the affairs of others