quidnunc

[ kwid-nuhngk ]

/ ˈkwɪdˌnʌŋk /

a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip; a gossip or busybody.

Origin of quidnunc

First recorded in 1700–10, quidnunc is from the Latin word quid nunc what now?

He even becomes a quidnunc, prying now and then into the personal affairs of his superiors.

The Book of Khalid |Ameen Rihani
I went my way home and to bed, but was not done with Quidnunc.

Lore of Proserpine |Maurice Hewlett
They call him Quidnunc—Mister Quidnunc, too, and don't you forget it.

Lore of Proserpine |Maurice Hewlett
Quidnunc, no doubt, was the father of Lady Emily's children; but were those children human?

Lore of Proserpine |Maurice Hewlett

Quidnunc, kwid′nungk, n. one always on the lookout for news: one who pretends to know all occurrences.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) |Various

quidnunc

/ (ˈkwɪdˌnʌŋk) /

a person eager to learn news and scandal; gossipmonger

C18: from Latin, literally: what now