Meaning & use
Yente
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A woman regarded as a gossip or meddler, especially one who interferes in others' personal or romantic affairs.
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The neighborhood yente already knew about the engagement before the couple announced it.
Nobody tells her anything private; she's a real yente.
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From Yiddish, originally a given name that came to represent a stereotypical talkative, meddling woman, notably popularized by the character in Fiddler on the Roof.
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