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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!".
(from World Wide Words)
Someone who attempts to know all that happens, but who is not careful of the facts.
person who seeks to know all the latest news, information, and/or gossip.