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单词 busybodying
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busybodyingn.

Brit. /ˈbɪzɪˌbɒdɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbɪziˌbɑdiɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: busybody n., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < busybody n. + -ing suffix1. Compare later busybody v.
Acting as or like a busybody.
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the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > acting in another's business or intervention > [noun] > being a busybody or officiousness
businessa1466
busyty?1530
stickling1589
polypragmony1602
polypragmosyne1607
over-officiousnessa1610
officiousness1613
pragmaticalness1626
busybodyness1642
busybodying1824
busybodyism1828
pantopragmatics1860
superserviceableness1869
polypragmatism1890
1824 Theol. Reasoner 387 Shun tale bearing, or busybodying.
1857 Chambers's Jrnl. 20 427 The whole system of busy-bodying and scandal-mongering.
1997 J. P. Walsh Serpentine Cave (1998) 40 They..felt as though they had been caught red-handed in some unpardonable act of busybodying.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

busybodyingadj.

Brit. /ˈbɪzɪˌbɒdɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbɪziˌbɑdiɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: busybody n., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < busybody n. + -ing suffix2. Compare later busybody v.
That busybodies, or acts as a busybody.
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1840 N. S. S. Beman Gospel adapted to Wants of World 34 The..absurdities of poor presumptuous, busy-bodying, and degraded human nature.
1863 C. C. Clarke Shakespeare-characters vi. 160 A fussy, busy-bodying old woman.
1910 Smart Set Oct. 92 She would probably think him a busybodying old fool.
1995 P. M. Jones Reform & Revol. France i. 45 Blaming the decline of conciliar government upon the busybodying officials.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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