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Definition of stickybeak in English: stickybeaknoun ˈstɪkɪbiːkˈstɪkiˌbik Australian, NZ informal 1An inquisitive and prying person. Example sentencesExamples - I'd have to agree, so get out of it, stickybeak.
- I can vaguely remember some of the comments made by Mr Kirk at the time towards the kinds of professional stickybeaks who poked their noses into things he was doing.
- Every auction has its stickybeaks, and some of the locals will be sorry to see him and his collection of treasures go.
- 1.1in singular An inquisitive or prying look or investigation.
guests were invited to have a good old stickybeak around Example sentencesExamples - We're used to people stopping and having a chat if we're in the garden - or even popping up the steps to have a stickybeak if we're not.
- I ambled over to have a stickybeak and saw that he was writing poetry.
- My grandmother loves nothing more than a stickybeak so off they go, leaving mum and Poppy free to talk.
- They even contemplated hiring a tour bus to go out to Campbelltown, on the outskirts of Sydney, for a stickybeak.
Synonyms eavesdropper, pryer, interferer, meddler, busybody
verb ˈstɪkɪbiːkˈstɪkiˌbik [no object]Australian, NZ informal Pry into other people's affairs. I don't mean to stickybeak, but when is he going to leave? Example sentencesExamples - She wouldn't stand still, trying to eavesdrop, so my Aunt suggested they go for a drive to stickybeak at my mum's new house.
- She did work at the Games, so on a few occasions was able to go into the village and stickybeak at the famous faces.
- He was diabetic, and once when I was about eight I was stickybeaking around the house and walked in on him rolling up his sleeve, balancing his insulin needle between his fingers.
- Just as we love to stickybeak into other people's houses, we love to know how other people live - no detail is too sordid, no information too personal.
Definition of stickybeak in US English: stickybeaknounˈstikēˌbēkˈstɪkiˌbik Australian, NZ informal An inquisitive and prying person. Example sentencesExamples - Every auction has its stickybeaks, and some of the locals will be sorry to see him and his collection of treasures go.
- I'd have to agree, so get out of it, stickybeak.
- I can vaguely remember some of the comments made by Mr Kirk at the time towards the kinds of professional stickybeaks who poked their noses into things he was doing.
verbˈstikēˌbēkˈstɪkiˌbik [no object]Australian, NZ informal Pry into other people's affairs. I don't mean to stickybeak, but when is he going to leave? Example sentencesExamples - Just as we love to stickybeak into other people's houses, we love to know how other people live - no detail is too sordid, no information too personal.
- He was diabetic, and once when I was about eight I was stickybeaking around the house and walked in on him rolling up his sleeve, balancing his insulin needle between his fingers.
- She wouldn't stand still, trying to eavesdrop, so my Aunt suggested they go for a drive to stickybeak at my mum's new house.
- She did work at the Games, so on a few occasions was able to go into the village and stickybeak at the famous faces.
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