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yenta

yen·ta [ yéntə ] (plural yen·tas) or yen·te [ yéntə ] (plural yen·tes)


noun 
Definition:
 
busybody: somebody, often a woman, known as a meddler or a gossip ( slang ) ( sometimes offensive )

[Mid-20th century. Via Yiddish yente< woman's name Yente< Latin gentilis "of the same family"]
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