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Word of the Day for Saturday, June 27, 2009 quidnunc \KWID-nuhngk\, noun: One who is curious to know everything that passes; one who knows or pretends to know all that is going on; a gossip; a busybody. What a treasure-trove to these venerable quidnuncs, could they have guessed the secret which Hepzibah and Clifford were carrying along with them! -- Nathaniel Hawthorne, The House of the Seven Gables Some wretched intrigue which had puzzled two generations of quidnuncs. -- L. Stephen, Hours in Library Quidnunc comes from Latin quid nunc?, "what now?" Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation for quidnunc Yesterday's Word - Previous Words - Help
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