stickybeak
English
/ˈstɪkibiːk/
noun
Definitions
- (Australia) An overly inquisitive person, a nosey parker.
- (Australia) An act of looking at or watching something, especially something which does not directly concern the one looking.
Etymology
Compound from English sticky + English beak.
Origin
English
beak
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beak English
- beakfish English
- beakful English
- beakhead English
- beakish English
- beakless English
- beaklike English
- beaky English
- crossbeak English
- debeak English
- halfbeak English
- hornbeak English
- kakabeak English
- longbeak English
- nonsticky English
- stick English
- stickily English
- stickiness English
- sticky English
- stickyweed English
- bec Middle English