- Quidnunc? Or Quid nunc?
- • What now? As a noun, a quidnunc is a busybody or a gossip
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Quidnunc? Or Quid nunc?
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Quidnunc — Quidnunc, from the Latin words quid nunc what now , meaning what s the news , can refer to: *a gossip *the nickname of British journalist Patrick Campbell, 3rd Baron Glenavy *The Quidnunc Cricket Club is a club consisitng of all living Cambridge… … Wikipedia
quidnunc — quid•nunc [[t]ˈkwɪdˌnʌŋk[/t]] n. a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip; busybody • Etymology: 1700–10; < L quid nunc what now? … From formal English to slang
Quidnunc — Quid nunc, n. [L., what now?] One who is curious to know everything that passes; one who knows, or pretends to know, all that is going on. The idle stories of quidnuncs. Motley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quidnunc — quid·nunc … English syllables
Quid est veritas? — Lateinische Phrasen A B C D E F G H I L M N O P … Deutsch Wikipedia
quidnunc — noun Etymology: Latin quid nunc what now? Date: 1709 a person who seeks to know all the latest news or gossip ; busybody … New Collegiate Dictionary
quidnunc — /kwid nungk /, n. a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip; a gossip or busybody. [1700 10; < L quid nunc what now?] * * * … Universalium
quidnunc — [ kwɪdnʌŋk] noun archaic an inquisitive, gossipy person. Origin C18: from L. quid nunc? what now? … English new terms dictionary
quidnunc — (n.) gossip monger, 1709, formed from L. quid what and nunc now, to describe someone forever asking What s the news? … Etymology dictionary
quidnunc — n. archaic a newsmonger, a person given to gossip. Etymology: L quid what + nunc now … Useful english dictionary
Liste lateinischer Phrasen/Q — Lateinische Phrasen A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T U V … Deutsch Wikipedia
