Nosy

Definitions

1. A look at something to satisfy one's curiosity.
   UK, slang
2. A nose.
   childish, rare

Equivalents

Examples

“I might wander⟳ down to the construction site for a nosy at what they're building.”

“There was a little Rosy, / And she had a little nosy; / And she made a little posy, / All pink and white and green. / And she said, “Little nosy, / Will you smell⟳ my little posy? / For of all the flowers that growsy, / Such sweet ones ne’er were seen.” / So she took the little posy, / And she put⟳ it to her nosy, / On her little face⟳ so rosy, / The flowers for to smell⟳; […]”

“It’s this time of year when you’re warm and cozy and white snowflakes fall⟳ on your little nosy.”

“Who’s my little mouse? Whose little nosy is this? Who has the biggest eyesies in Agramstadt?”

“She pretended to pull⟳ off his nose and then held her fist in front of Michael’s face⟳, her thumb peeping out between her fingers. ‘There – I’ve got your nose now!’ […] She pressed her thumb onto his little face⟳. ‘Here’s your little nosy, back safe and sound⟳ between your rosy cheeks,’ she said.”

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