Pronounced: kuh-LIE-uh-pee (alt: KA-lee-ope), noun
Notes: I did not know the alternate pronunciation, nor could I recall the meaning when it is capitalized
Yesterday’s word
The word marplot means “a meddlesome person who spoils a plan by interference”
First usage
Our word came into English in the early 1700s
Background / Comments
Our word came from the play The Busy Body by Susannah Centlivre in 1709. The play’s title refers to a character named Marplot – he meant well and tried to help only to get in the way of others and foul things up. It must have been a memorable character, as marplot quickly entered into English.
