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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L., what now?]

One who is curious to know everything that passes; one who knows, or pretends to know, all that is going on.

“The idle stories of quidnuncs.”

Motley.

Noun.

[L. what now.] One who is curious to know every thing that passes; one who knows or pretends to know all occurrences.

Quid pro quo, [L.] in law, an equivalent; something given or done for another thing; mutual consideration and performance.

quidnunc ‎(plural quidnuncs)