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busy body

busy body is the alternative spelling of busybody.

Meaning of busybody

Noun

busybody (plural busybodies)

  1. Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome.
    • Se that none of you ſuffre as a murtherer / or as a thefe / or an evyll doar / or as a buſybody in wother mens matters.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, 1 Peter iiij:[15], folio ccxc, verso
  2. A device consisting of three mirrors that, when attached to the wall of a house, allows an occupant to see who is at the front door without a direct line of sight.

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Forms of busy body

pluralbusy bodies

Questions about busy body

What is busy body the alternative spelling of?
Busy body is the alternative spelling of busybody.

Words near busy body in the dictionary

  1. busy bees
  2. busy belt
  3. busy board
  4. busy boards
  5. busy bodies
  6. busy body
  7. busy book
  8. busy books
  9. busy box
  10. busy boxes
  11. busy little beaver

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