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All yenta synonyms

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noun yenta

  • nosy — unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
  • buttinsky — a busybody
  • eavesdropper — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
  • fink — a strikebreaker.
  • gossip — idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others: the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.
  • intruder — to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome.
  • meddler — to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly: Stop meddling in my personal life!
  • newsmonger — a person who spreads gossip or idle talk; a gossip or gossipmonger.
  • rubberneck — to look about or stare with great curiosity, as by craning the neck or turning the head.
  • scandalmonger — a person who spreads scandal or gossip.
  • snoop — to prowl or pry; go about in a sneaking, prying way.
  • snooper — to prowl or pry; go about in a sneaking, prying way.
  • tattletale — a talebearer or informer, especially among children.
  • troublemaker — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
  • backseat driver — If you refer to a passenger in a car as a backseat driver, they annoy you because they constantly give you advice about how to drive.
  • fussbudget — a fussy or needlessly fault-finding person.
  • intermeddler — One who intermeddles.
  • nosey parker — a persistently nosy, prying person; busybody.
  • sidewalk superintendent — a bystander who watches the building, demolition, repair, or other work being done at a construction site.
  • busybody — If you refer to someone as a busybody, you are criticizing the way they interfere in other people's affairs.
  • quidnunc — a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip; a gossip or busybody.
  • paul pry — an inquisitive, meddlesome person.
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