2008 Woodie Awards
Word of the Week
Issue date: 1/18/08 Section: Enterprise
Quidnunc: \KWID-nuhngk\, noun:
One who is curious to know everything that passes; one who knows or pretends to know all that is going on; a gossip; a busybody.
Origin:
Latin. "Quid nunc?" "What now?"
Use it in your daily life:
"The Lawrentian staff is full of quidnuncs!"
One who is curious to know everything that passes; one who knows or pretends to know all that is going on; a gossip; a busybody.
Origin:
Latin. "Quid nunc?" "What now?"
Use it in your daily life:
"The Lawrentian staff is full of quidnuncs!"
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