What does quidnunc mean?
Quidnunc means (archaic) A person eager to learn news and scandal..
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/ˈkwɪdˌnʌŋk/ · noun
(archaic) A person eager to learn news and scandal..
The College Sloven, or embroidered Spark, The purple Prelate, or the parish Clerk, The quiet Quidnunc, or demanding Prig, The plaintiff Tory, or defendant Whig;
We all did our duty, which, in the patriot's, soldier's, and gentleman's language, is a very comprehensive word, of great honour, meaning, and import, and of which the generality of idle quidnuncs and coffee-house politicians can hardly form any but a very mean and contemptible idea.
[…] but still something was necessary to convince the community at large, to quiet those praying quidnuncs who should come after them--in short, the world must be satisfied.
Use quidnunc when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Quidnunc means (archaic) A person eager to learn news and scandal..
Common synonyms include busybody, buttinsky, gossip, newsmonger.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The College Sloven, or embroidered Spark, The purple Prelate, or the parish Clerk, The quiet Quidnunc, or demanding Prig, The plaintiff Tory, or defendant Whig;
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