to nudzh
- verb
- /nʌdʒ/
- Informal
:
molestar
- Please don't nudzh me about that!
Examples
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If you nudzh your coworkers too much, they might start avoiding you.
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He tried not to nudzh his parents about getting a new phone, but he really wanted one.
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She would constantly nudzh her brother to clean his room until he finally gave in.
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She always nudzhes her brother to clean his room.
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She tends to nudzh her friends for details about their plans until they get annoyed.
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If you nudzh your parents too often for a raise in allowance, they might say no.
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He would often nudzh his teammates to practice more, which sometimes irritated them.
Synonyms
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4.0
Annoy someone again and again to make them feel worried or uncomfortable
85
3.7
To annoy someone by bothering them repeatedly
47
4.4
To bother someone again and again
39
4.7
To annoy someone by asking them the same thing many times
34
3.2
To annoy someone by asking for things again and again
23
6.7
Talk again and again about the same thing and annoy people
8
2.6
To keep criticizing or telling someone to do things in an annoying way
3
7.6
To bother someone again and again so they feel upset or tired
3
8.0
To annoy someone with small, repeated complaints
3
9.6
To ask someone again and again for something in an annoying way
1
7.6
To keep someone feeling slightly worried or annoyed
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8.2
To tease someone with repeated mean or mocking remarks
To annoy someone by asking or reminding them again and again
How Annoying
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nudzh as a verb comes from the same Yiddish root as nudnik, meaning 'pester', so to nudzh someone is to keep nagging or bothering them until they give in.