stickybeak means an overly inquisitive person, a nosey parker. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
stickybeak is pronounced /ˈstɪkibiːk/.
Etymology
From sticky + beak; presumably from the metaphor of sticking one′s beak (“nose”) where it is not wanted (compare nosy).
noun
- An overly inquisitive person, a nosey parker.“I walked back towards the grinning stickybeak who took a few steps backwards before fleeing for the steamy safety of his laundry.”
- An act of looking at or watching something, especially something which does not directly concern the one looking.“Want me to have a stickybeak at that?”
verb
- To pry or snoop.“Two of the more arrogant birds actually inspected the inside of the tent, clucking away to each other as they stickybeaked.”
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