# Nosey

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**Nosy** or **nosey** is an adjective for a person who is overly inquisitive about other people's affairs. It may also refer to:

## Arts and entertainment

- [*Nosy* (album)](/source/Nosy_(album)), a 2009 studio album by the Portuguese singer Gomo
- "Nosey", nickname of [Aloysius Parker](/source/Aloysius_Parker), a fictional character in the British mid-1960s television series *Thunderbirds* and several films
- Nosey Barbon, a character in the 1958 British film *[The Horse's Mouth](/source/The_Horse's_Mouth_(film))*
- Nosey, original name of Snitch, a character in *[The Numskulls](/source/The_Numskulls)* comic strip
- [Mr. Nosey](/source/Mr._Nosey), the protagonist and title of the fourth book in the *Mr. Men* children's series, by [Roger Hargreaves](/source/Roger_Hargreaves)
- Nosey, a TV series on children's programming block *[Milkshake!](/source/Milkshake!)* from 1997 to 2002
- Nosey (TV network), a television service offering reruns of [tabloid talk shows](/source/Tabloid_talk_show)

## Other uses

- [Nosy, Piaseczno County](/source/Nosy,_Piaseczno_County), Poland, a village
- "Nosey", a nickname for [Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington](/source/Arthur_Wellesley,_1st_Duke_of_Wellington) (1769-1852)
- "Nosey", nickname of [Art Gauthier](/source/Art_Gauthier) (1904-1977), Canadian ice hockey player
- Nosey, an elephant which lived in the [Fresno Chaffee Zoo](/source/Fresno_Chaffee_Zoo) from 1949 to 1993

## See also

- [Golden Nosey](/source/Golden_Nosey), an annual International Society of Caricature Artists award

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