stickybeak

Plural: stickybeaks

Noun

An overly inquisitive person, a nosey parker.
An act of looking at or watching something, especially something which does not directly concern the one looking.

Verb

To pry or snoop.

Examples

Shall we take a stickybeak at that shop?
Want me to have a stickybeak at that?

Origin / Etymology

From sticky + beak; presumably from the metaphor of sticking one′s beak (“nose”) where it is not wanted (compare nosy).

Synonyms

look-see, nosey parker, quick peek, snoop

Scrabble Score: 25

stickybeak: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
stickybeak: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
stickybeak: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 26

stickybeak: valid Words With Friends Word