Wordie: Quidnunc: Comments

Comment by jmjarmstrong, about 1 year ago

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:50:55 -0800

JM, as a certified quidnunc, is constantly asking 'what now?'.

Comment by whichbe, almost 2 years ago

Tue, 20 May 2008 10:33:19 -0700

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)

Comment by TechnoMom, almost 2 years ago

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:36:45 -0700

Someone who attempts to know all that happens, but who is not careful of the facts.

Comment by halcyonwhimsy, over 2 years ago

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 04:23:25 -0700

person who seeks to know all the latest news, information, and/or gossip.