Swahili
mdadisi
m-da-DI-si
How to say it
Swahilimdadisim-da-DI-sisoon
Englishnosy personsoon
Frenchindiscretsoon
Meaning
a person who is excessively curious or prying into others' affairs.
Good to know
from -dadisi (to pry, probe); mildly disapproving.
Examples
- Mdadisi aliuliza maswali mengi yasiyo ya lazima.The prying person asked many unnecessary questions.
- Je, wewe ni mdadisi kiasi gani?How inquisitive are you?
- Sikutaka kuwa mdadisi kuhusu maisha yake.I didn't want to pry into his life.
- Jirani yetu ni mdadisi mkubwa.Our neighbor is a real busybody.
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