Definition of Quidnonc
Quid"nunc (?), n. [L., what now?]
One who is curious to know everything that passes; one who knows,
or pretends to know, all that is going on. "The idle stories of
quidnuncs." Motley.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
QUIDNUNC. A politician: from a character of that name
in the farce of the Upholsterer.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- someone who attempts to know all that happens; a busybody
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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