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  • 91nosy — or nosey adjective (nosier; est) Etymology: 1nose Date: 1882 of prying or inquisitive disposition or quality ; intrusive • nosily adverb • nosiness noun …

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  • 92Peeping Tom — noun Etymology: Peeping Tom, legendary citizen of Coventry who watched Lady Godiva riding naked Date: circa 1796 a pruriently prying person ; voyeur • Peeping Tomism noun …

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  • 93voyeur — noun Etymology: French, literally, one who sees, from Middle French, from voir to see, from Latin vidēre more at wit Date: 1900 1. one obtaining sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or… …

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  • 94wrecking bar — noun Date: 1924 a small crowbar with a claw for pulling nails at one end and a slight bend for prying at the other end …

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  • 95lever — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French levier, lever, from lever to raise, from Latin levare, from levis light in weight more at light Date: 14th century 1. a. a bar used for prying or dislodging something b. an inducing or… …

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  • 96nose — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nosu; akin to Old High German nasa nose, Latin nasus Date: before 12th century 1. a. the part of the face that bears the nostrils and covers the anterior part of the nasal cavity; broadly this… …

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  • 97pryingly — adverb see prying …

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