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Word: nosey (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...public library, and he is going back into the movie business. Tuttle's biggest campaign boost was his role in neighbor and campaign-manager John O'Brien's satiric film Man with a Plan, about an upstart campaigner. Tuttle has a bit part in O'Brien's next film, Nosey Parker. This time he plays a villain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Update: Dec. 14, 1998 | 12/14/1998 | See Source »

...Some are not so lucky. Some continue to live their college lives under the watchful eye of their parents. All such parents are not the same, but they can be roughly classified into four types: the Overprotective Parent, the Control Freak, the Parent Who's Living Vicariously, and the Nosey Parent. Admittedly, the above parenting disorders are closely related and often overlap, but there are distinct causes and symptoms that identify each...

Author: By Shara R. Kay, | Title: Family Ties: When They Just Won't Let Go | 3/5/1998 | See Source »

...Nosey Parent...

Author: By Shara R. Kay, | Title: Family Ties: When They Just Won't Let Go | 3/5/1998 | See Source »

Trying to redefine the parent-child relationship now that the child is away from home can prove difficult for many parents. In an attempt to remain close to their children, Nosey Parents think that they need to become best friends. They may ask unrelenting personal questions or try to behave younger; they may even press for intimate details about their child's life on campus...

Author: By Shara R. Kay, | Title: Family Ties: When They Just Won't Let Go | 3/5/1998 | See Source »

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