stickybeak

stick y beak |ˈstikēˌbēk ˈstɪkiˌbik |Austral. /NZ informal ▶noun an inquisitive and prying person. ▶verb [ no obj. ] pry into other people's affairs: I don't mean to stickybeak, but when is he going to leave?

stickybeak

stickybeak |ˈstɪkɪbiːk |Austral. /NZ informal ▶noun an inquisitive and prying person. • [ in sing. ] an inquisitive or prying look or investigation: guests were invited to have a good old stickybeak around. ▶verb [ no obj. ] pry into other people's affairs: I don't mean to stickybeak, but when is he going to leave?