PAUL PRY

PRONUNCIATION: (paul pry)

MEANING: noun: An excessively inquisitive person.

ETYMOLOGY: From a character in the comedic play Paul Pry by John Poole (1786-1872). Earliest documented use: 1826. Also see nosy parker.

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PAUL PRAY - what the former Pope did

PAL PRY - my nosy friend

PAUPRY - I ain't got no mony