stickybeak

Etymology
From ; presumably from the metaphor of sticking one′s where it is not wanted (compare ).

Noun

 * 1)  An overly inquisitive person, a nosey parker.
 * 2) * 1999, Kate Grenville, The Idea of Perfection, 2012, Text Publishing, |%22stickybeaks%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=rEzVj1_Jll&sig=KtL_wWm_FZzowAJrYQMFdEv3iQM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=e3hmUIaeCImfiQes9oDoDw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22stickybeak%22|%22stickybeaks%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false unnumbered page,
 * And I like a chat, kind of thing.
 * She glanced at Harley.
 * Plus I′m a stickybeak, as you know.
 * 1)  An act of looking at or watching something, especially something which does not directly concern the one looking.
 * 2) * 2009, Australia Justine Vaisutis, Lonely Planet, |%22stickybeaks%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=LEsVFWLpyJ&sig=-TWoa5LY8ylELR9Q8Sac-N3fU0I&hl=en&sa=X&ei=e3hmUIaeCImfiQes9oDoDw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22stickybeak%22|%22stickybeaks%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 239,
 * It′s worth popping into the bar for a stickybeak.
 * 1) * 2018,, The Shepherd's Hut, Picador UK Paperback edition 2018, p.146:
 * When I patted the pockets of them shorts there wasn't any phone. "It's in here on the table," said the Irishman. "And you had a good stickybeak I bet."
 * 1) * 2009, Australia Justine Vaisutis, Lonely Planet, |%22stickybeaks%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=LEsVFWLpyJ&sig=-TWoa5LY8ylELR9Q8Sac-N3fU0I&hl=en&sa=X&ei=e3hmUIaeCImfiQes9oDoDw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22stickybeak%22|%22stickybeaks%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 239,
 * It′s worth popping into the bar for a stickybeak.
 * 1) * 2018,, The Shepherd's Hut, Picador UK Paperback edition 2018, p.146:
 * When I patted the pockets of them shorts there wasn't any phone. "It's in here on the table," said the Irishman. "And you had a good stickybeak I bet."
 * 1) * 2018,, The Shepherd's Hut, Picador UK Paperback edition 2018, p.146:
 * When I patted the pockets of them shorts there wasn't any phone. "It's in here on the table," said the Irishman. "And you had a good stickybeak I bet."
 * When I patted the pockets of them shorts there wasn't any phone. "It's in here on the table," said the Irishman. "And you had a good stickybeak I bet."

Synonyms

 * , quick peek
 * , quick peek

Translations

 * German:
 * Maori: ihu kurī

Verb

 * 1)  To pry or snoop.
 * 2) * 2007, Harry Hill, He Was My Father, Rosenberg Publishing, Australia, |%22stickybeaking%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=QV5D8bsLoo&sig=MpWP5Ie2Ja2B42mShcErJOjyHgI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=P5BmUO_VLqWRiQfxwoDQDw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22stickybeaked%22|%22stickybeaking%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 124,
 * When my father had shorn for the Lindleys, I had spent a day at the shed, stickybeaking at everything but making sure I didn′t upset shed activities.
 * When my father had shorn for the Lindleys, I had spent a day at the shed, stickybeaking at everything but making sure I didn′t upset shed activities.