Mar09
Uphill Writing: Word of the Day 
Quidnunc, n.
Definition: A person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip; a gossip or busybody.
Example: Alan, the confirmed quidnunc of the office, had placed three extra floor pads under his desk chair so that he could more easily see over the walls of his cubicle.
How will you use quidnunc in a sentence today?
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There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio... and isn't it time you experienced some of them?
Good sentence. My Latin’s not very good but does this mean ‘what now?”
He followed the latest news reports as though he were the town crier and quidnunc of world events.
Loreen, my Latin is probably worse than yours. I flunked both Latin and Spanish in the same semester once. Sigh.
That said, I checked. You’re absolutely correct.