A busybody , meddler , nosey parker , or marplot is someone who meddles in the affairs of others.
4-454: Snoop is a noun referring to a busybody who pries into the business of others; it is also a verb referring to the act of snooping. Snoop may also refer to: Busybody An early study of the type was made by the ancient Greek philosopher Theophrastus in his typology, Characters , "In the proffered services of the busybody there is much of the affectation of kind-heartedness, and little efficient aid." Susanna Centlivre wrote
8-447: A sequel, Marplot . The name is a pun — mar / plot — and passed into the language as an eponym or personification of this type. In English law , the doctrine of locus standi requires a plaintiff to have some connection with the matter being contested. In two cases in 1957 and 1996, Lord Denning ruled that "The court will not listen to a busybody who is interfering in things which do not concern him..." Similarly, there
12-402: A successful play, The Busie Body , which was first performed in 1709 and has been revived repeatedly since. It is a farce in which Marplot interferes in the romantic affairs of his friends and, despite being well-meaning, frustrates them. The characterisation of Marplot as a busybody whose "chief pleasure is knowing everybody's business" was so popular that he appeared as the title character in
16-576: Is a long-standing rule that a person must have an insurable interest in a property or person that they wish to insure. The " officious bystander " is a metaphorical character in English law, used to determine the implied terms of a contract. In the Bible, the word "busybody" is used by Paul the Apostle (1 Timothy 5:13). The root word is Greek, περίεργος ( periergos ), which may also be translated as
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