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"busybody" is a negative term used to describe someone who excessively involves themselves in the personal lives and affairs of others, often interfering or prying into matters that do not concern them.
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Luna's not even walking yet and Teigen's already an old hand at defending herself from Internet
busybodies who can't just coo over the cute pictures and go on their merry way.
This provision basically eliminates the ability
of busybodies like the former Harvard Shareholder Rights Project from acting as the «representative» of some shareholder, whereas in fact the Project was the real party in interest and was just piggybacking on the shareholders investment because it didn't own stock in the company.
It's encouraging people to judge others based on appearances, and it implies that other people's bodies are fair game for judging
by busybodies, passersby, and panels of strange men.
«Finally, someone will pay for these costs» related to global warming, Othmar Schwank, a global warming
busybody from Switzerland, told Sen. James Inhofe's office.
[Lewis Denby is editor of Resolution Magazine and general freelance
busybody for anyone that'll have him.
My gorgeous, jet - setting cousin Yasmin became a portly
busybody in an earlier work.
To date, law enforcement — together with
other busybodies intent on surveilling deep web users — have failed to deanonymize monero.
Some of «Disobedience» inevitably plays out in familiar, expected ways, with the narrowness, intolerance and
busybody nature of the religious community making for an initial easy target.
For example, does a pregnant woman NEED an electric d ¡ ldo stuffed up her business by a government agent just because you or some other
officious busybody thinks so?
But we love how the effort level loads up naturally; there's no sudden change in effort or quickness, like you get in so
many busybody power - assist systems.
There are tons of
busybodies out there dictating rules to everyone else.
So,
if busybodies pop up with ridiculous questions like, «Well, if women can just nurse in public, what's next?
Battling the interference of 658 MPs, plus Peers, press and Royalty; coaxing and soothing his collaborator Pugin; fending of the mad schemes of a host of crackpot inventors, including Dr Reid and his Ventilator, and assaults from the egos of countless
busybodies intent on destroying his reputation and coming in three times over budget and 17 years behind schedule, Barry eventually succeeded — after countless setbacks and rows which contributed to his death in 1860.
Dorothy Gale is a farm girl who dreams of getting out of Kansas to a land far, far away, where she and her dog will be safe from the likes of
town busybody Miss Gulch.
When Doc goes missing in 1931, it's up to Marty to travel across time to rescue him and prevent his future from being derailed by
local busybody Edna Strickland.
«The [Federal] Court of Appeal's holding strips away a fundamental gatekeeping tool from tribunals that administer complaint schemes and will encourage
curious busybodies to launch complaints in which they do not have a demonstrated or sufficient interest,» stated Delta's counsel, Carlos Martins, in the written leave submissions.
And may no noise -
making busybody interfere to snatch me out of my carefree content as the author of a little piece, or prevent a kind and benevolent reader from examining it at his leisure, to see if it contains anything that he can use.
«All provincial governments end up with
more busybody activities than their taxpayers are willing to finance.»
Perhaps you're just a
nosy busybody who wants to mine my connections for marketing purposes.
Unsurprisingly, this frenzied, obsessive - compulsive proclivity toward being
digital busybodies has harmful effects on Christian disciplines like Bible study and prayer.
Why should not the choice be made by the person most directly concerned rather than by the self -
righteous busybodies who torment unhappy women at abortion clinics?
But even then it's only good if you got it in my church, according to the way we do it, and until one of the many
busybodies decides you couldn't possibly be saved.
They had a reputation for being
promiscuous busybodies, and Paul was concerned about the reputation of the gospel.
My wife and I automatically distrust people who proclaim to be Christian or of any religion for that matter as most have proved to be hypocritical, self righteous,
ignorant busybodies.
in the days he is so busy being
mr busybody he protests when i ask him if he wants to nurse.
The self -
important busybody and ultimate authority on feminine beauty wrote in to Carolyn Hax, saying:
Nursing moms have a right to feed their children anywhere they and their children are allowed to be, and they don't need to cover up or feed in a nasty public bathroom just to
spare busybodies the trouble of keeping their eyes on their own affairs.
What do you do and say when not only do many people inquire about your birth plan, but then those
same busybodies try to change your mind?
Eager busybodies should slow their roll, however, because a closer look at the study shows that it didn't prove that parenting is super awesome so much as that sexism continues to work out pretty well for men.
The government is hiking the costs of the process so much that most people simply won't be able to afford to mount a legal challenge against the executive - whether that's a government minister, your local council, or any other public sector area
where busybody officials look to take shortcuts.
There's a big difference between (1) men having no say in an abortion and (2) men who are 3rd parties (i.e., unrelated,
religious busybodies) to a fetus having no say in an abortion.
I am not much happier at spending more money on health visitors either -
busybody nanny State in the literal sense.
He saw stupidity everywhere, from the gossip of middle -
class busybodies to the lectures of academics.
Consider the intense anxiety that afflicts hiring committees, whose members know that every tiny decision may come under the hostile microscope of an «equity officer» or some other
licensed busybody.
Best of all, there's multiple account support — a must have for real social
media busybodies.
This brings their two families together, which includes Tom's
busybody Dad and Mom (David Paymer and Mimi Kennedy), Violet's British roots in her divorced parents (Jim Piddock and Jacki Weaver), her wild - eyed sister Suzie (Alison Brie) and Tom's co-worker and best friend Alex (Chris Pratt).
However, when the far - too -
influential busybody PTA president, Gwendolyn (Applegate, Vacation), begins to make life difficult for them and their middle - school aged kids, Amy decides to run against her for control of the organization on a platform of empowering mothers to do not have to always have to be so perfect.