Jack Nohi
/dʒak ˈnəʊhiː
/noun NZ informal
1A quick or casual look; a peek: we had a Jack Nohi at your website...
- Have a jack nohi around the garage and shed.
- Heard you had a boy-friend and thought I better come over for a jack nohi.
1.1An overly inquisitive person: these Jack Nohis wanted to know every little detail...
- He was treating me as if I were some kind of truant intruder - a Jack Nohi.
- They'll think you're listening in and they'll tell you off for being a Jack Nohi.
Origin
1940s: probably from a New Zealand slang sense of jack 'a look' + Maori nohi 'nose'.
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