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quidnunc (n.)

"gossip-monger," 1709, formed from Latin quid "what?" (neuter of interrogative pronoun quis "who?" from PIE root *kwo-, stem of relative and interrogative pronouns) and nunc "now" (see now), to describe someone forever asking "What's the news?"

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Definitions of quidnunc from WordNet

quidnunc (n.)
a person who meddles in the affairs of others;
Synonyms: busybody / nosy-parker / nosey-parker
From wordnet.princeton.edu