A nosy person pokes their nose into other people's affairs. Do you know anyone who is always asking personal questions and loves to hear gossip? That person is nosy. Nosy people are a little too concerned with what other people are up to, and they tend to invade the privacy of others.

What does it mean when someone calls you nosy?

What does nosy mean? Nosy is used to describe someone who asks too many questions about or otherwise pries into other people's business because they are overly curious about it. ... The related phrasal verbs nose in and stick one's nose in mean to get into other people's business—to pry or snoop.

Is Nosy good or bad?

Being labeled as a nosy person can carry a very negative connotation, as someone solely interested in the negative things that is affecting a person's life. Honestly, being nosy is more human and normal than anything else.