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单词 quidnunc
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quidnunc

[ kwid-nuhngk ]
/ ˈkwɪdˌnʌŋk /
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noun

a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip; a gossip or busybody.

Origin of quidnunc

First recorded in 1700–10, quidnunc is from Latin quid nunc “what now?”

Words nearby quidnunc

quick-witted, quid, Quidde, quidditch, quiddity, quidnunc, quid pro quo, quiescent, quiescent tank, quiet, quiet as a mouse
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British Dictionary definitions for quidnunc

quidnunc
/ (ˈkwɪdˌnʌŋk) /

noun

a person eager to learn news and scandal; gossipmonger

Word Origin for quidnunc

C18: from Latin, literally: what now
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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