A process during which a person is behaving as a busybody or a nosy person; especially, when someone is always asking questions that are none of his or her business: Lupe was asked to please quit using so much quidnuncism regarding Mary's personal relations with Jeremy!

Mark warned his colleagues that a "quidnunc" in their department was sneaking around collecting quidnuncisms which she then shared with their supervisor.

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A characteristic condition in which person is known as a busybody or a nosy person; especially, someone who is always asking questions that are none of his or her business. (1)