Usually means: Meddling in others' affairs excessively.
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  1. busybodying: Collins English Dictionary
  2. busybodying: Wiktionary

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  1. Busybodying: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun:  The behaviour of a busybody; interference, meddlesomeness.

Similar:
nosey-parker, nosy-parker, busybodyism, pragmatism, meddling, botheration, meddlement, intermeddling, beadledom, bothering, more...

Opposite:
respecting privacy, giving space

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Similar:
nosey-parker, nosy-parker, busybodyism, pragmatism, meddling, botheration, meddlement, intermeddling, beadledom, bothering, more...

Opposite:
respecting privacy, giving space



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