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noun 1. An inquisitive and gossipy person.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
Play Button "Celine is such a quidnunc that her first question is always about the latest gossip."
Play Button "If you want to know what's happening in your neighborhood, invite your local quidnunc over for coffee."
Play Button "Jorge's habit of asking lots of questions in the break room earned him a reputation as a bit of a quidnunc."
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Latin, early 18th century
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Why This Word?
"Quidnunc" is a compression of a Latin question, "Quid nunc?" — meaning "What now?" An inquisitive person might ask a version of this question if they were curious to hear the latest gossip; hence, "quidnunc" is used for a person who engages in gossip more frequently or blatantly than average. ...
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