http://wordie.org/words/quidnunc Comments for the word 'Quidnunc' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/quidnunc#comments It’s a fine example of an obscure (and presumably somewhat patronising) scholarly in-joke, formed from the two Latin words quid, "what", and nunc, "now". It was said to describe a person who was forever asking "What now?" or "What’s the news?", hence a gossip-monger; it first appeared about 1710. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s use of it in The House of the Seven Gables in 1851 is typical: "What a treasure-trove to these venerable quidnuncs, could they have guessed the secret which Hepzibah and Clifford were carrying along with them!". <br />(from <a href="http://www.worldwidewords.org">World Wide Words</a>) Tue, 20 May 2008 17:33:19 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/quidnunc#comments http://wordie.org/words/quidnunc#comments Someone who attempts to know all that happens, but who is not careful of the facts. Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:36:45 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/quidnunc#comments http://wordie.org/words/quidnunc#comments person who seeks to know all the latest news, information, and/or gossip. Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:23:25 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/quidnunc#comments