prodnosen.

Brit.

/ˈprɒdnəʊz/, U.S.

/ˈprɑdˌnoʊz/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Prodnose.

Etymology: < the name of Prodnose, a pedantic and interfering character (representative of the general public as a whole) in the humorous ‘Beachcomber’ columns of J.B. Morton (1893-1975), apparently < prod v. + nose n. Compare earlier prodnose v.

colloquial.

An inquisitive or nosy person. Also: spec. a detective.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > impertinent curiosity, prying > action of prying > person engaged in

pryer1552

peeper1607

poker1608

Paul Pry1826

snooper1889

nosy parker1896

stickybeak1917

nosy1931

curtain-twitcher1940

prodnose1965

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > [noun] > a pursuer or detective

thief-taker1535

beagle1559

thief-catcher1732

bloodhound1818

sleuth-hound1856

Richard1914

prodnose1965

1934 D. Thomas Let. 11 May in Sel. Lett. (1966) 126 Singing as loudly as Beachcomber in a world rid of Prodnose.]

1965 Spectator 12 Feb. 213/2 I shall be greatly disappointed if some prodnose does not get a PhD thesis out of these pages in 2065.

1968 V. C. Clinton-Baddeley My Foe Outstretch'd vi. 103 He was sensitive about his reputation as an amateur prodnose.

1976 Listener 5 Aug. 135/2 Were the other lonely prodnoses with clipboards, operating in the dark, copying me? Or was I, daunting thought, the only pollster operating in the entire nation?

1988 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 20 Mar. 26/5 I was pricing vitamin C at the village pharmacy when a notorious prodnose took me by the sleeve and told me that I was killing myself.

1998 Times 3 Feb. 18/3 I know that puritans, prudes and prodnoses will hijack this argument and write me crazy letters.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

prodnosev.

Brit.

/ˈprɒdnəʊz/, U.S.

/ˈprɑdˌnoʊz/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Prodnose.

Etymology: < the name of Prodnose (see prodnose n.).

rare.

intransitive. To pry; to be inquisitive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > be curious, wonder [verb (intransitive)] > pry

prya1350

toot1390

spyc1485

underpry1600

reave1615

nose1648

rave1671

poke1715

snoop1832

Paul-Pry1836

piroot1858

stickybeak1921

prodnose1954

1954 D. Thomas Quite Early One Morning 178 A failed psychoanalyst in this life who is even now prodnosing in the air above me, casebook in claw.

1969 Daily Tel. 31 Oct. (Colour Suppl.) 20/1 It is perhaps high time that the industrial psychologists who are encouraged to prodnose into most things got to work on the Press.

Derivatives

ˈprodnosing n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > impertinent curiosity, prying > action of prying

prying1547

peeping1593

Paul-Prying1880

prodnosing1958

1958 Spectator 3 Oct. 430/1 At this time [sc. the 1940s] the social virtue of prodnosing..was still at a fairly harmless stage of development.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prodnose
释义	prodnosen. Brit. /ˈprɒdnəʊz/, U.S. /ˈprɑdˌnoʊz/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Prodnose. Etymology: < the name of Prodnose, a pedantic and interfering character (representative of the general public as a whole) in the humorous ‘Beachcomber’ columns of J.B. Morton (1893-1975), apparently < prod v. + nose n. Compare earlier prodnose v. colloquial. An inquisitive or nosy person. Also: spec. a detective. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > impertinent curiosity, prying > action of prying > person engaged in pryer1552 peeper1607 poker1608 Paul Pry1826 snooper1889 nosy parker1896 stickybeak1917 nosy1931 curtain-twitcher1940 prodnose1965 the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > [noun] > a pursuer or detective thief-taker1535 beagle1559 thief-catcher1732 bloodhound1818 sleuth-hound1856 Richard1914 prodnose1965 1934 D. Thomas Let. 11 May in Sel. Lett. (1966) 126 Singing as loudly as Beachcomber in a world rid of Prodnose.] 1965 Spectator 12 Feb. 213/2 I shall be greatly disappointed if some prodnose does not get a PhD thesis out of these pages in 2065. 1968 V. C. Clinton-Baddeley My Foe Outstretch'd vi. 103 He was sensitive about his reputation as an amateur prodnose. 1976 Listener 5 Aug. 135/2 Were the other lonely prodnoses with clipboards, operating in the dark, copying me? Or was I, daunting thought, the only pollster operating in the entire nation? 1988 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 20 Mar. 26/5 I was pricing vitamin C at the village pharmacy when a notorious prodnose took me by the sleeve and told me that I was killing myself. 1998 Times 3 Feb. 18/3 I know that puritans, prudes and prodnoses will hijack this argument and write me crazy letters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). prodnosev. Brit. /ˈprɒdnəʊz/, U.S. /ˈprɑdˌnoʊz/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Prodnose. Etymology: < the name of Prodnose (see prodnose n.). rare. intransitive. To pry; to be inquisitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > be curious, wonder [verb (intransitive)] > pry prya1350 toot1390 spyc1485 underpry1600 reave1615 nose1648 rave1671 poke1715 snoop1832 Paul-Pry1836 piroot1858 stickybeak1921 prodnose1954 1954 D. Thomas Quite Early One Morning 178 A failed psychoanalyst in this life who is even now prodnosing in the air above me, casebook in claw. 1969 Daily Tel. 31 Oct. (Colour Suppl.) 20/1 It is perhaps high time that the industrial psychologists who are encouraged to prodnose into most things got to work on the Press. Derivatives ˈprodnosing n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > impertinent curiosity, prying > action of prying prying1547 peeping1593 Paul-Prying1880 prodnosing1958 1958 Spectator 3 Oct. 430/1 At this time [sc. the 1940s] the social virtue of prodnosing..was still at a fairly harmless stage of development. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1965v.1954
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