stickybeak
verb /ˈstɪkibiːk/
/ˈstɪkibiːk/
[intransitive] (Australian English, New Zealand English, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they stickybeak | /ˈstɪkibiːk/ /ˈstɪkibiːk/ |
| he / she / it stickybeaks | /ˈstɪkibiːks/ /ˈstɪkibiːks/ |
| past simple stickybeaked | /ˈstɪkibiːkt/ /ˈstɪkibiːkt/ |
| past participle stickybeaked | /ˈstɪkibiːkt/ /ˈstɪkibiːkt/ |
| -ing form stickybeaking | /ˈstɪkibiːkɪŋ/ /ˈstɪkibiːkɪŋ/ |
- to try to find out information about other people's private lives in a way that is annoying or rude
- I don't mean to stickybeak, but when is he going to leave?