pest
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2.1
- noun
- /pɛst/
- Offensive
:
pelma (informal, ofensivo)
- And in our girlhood, she was a real pest as often as not.
- pest control
Well, I'm joined by two very naughty pests indeed.
- Well, I'm joined by two very naughty pests indeed.
- But I I just thought she was a pest at that time.
- He was a doorman at Son and Jimmy Cann and you know, Glenda Menace Reynolds, who was the local pest, our son.
Examples
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"I hope I'm not being a pest," I said.
Fiction book (2001) -
Taffy, if you're going to be a pest, I'm going to ignore you.
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You know, making a pest of yourself.
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Why you gotta be such a pest?
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Lucas is being a pest.
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Not to be a pest, but it's 11:45 and the girls want lunch.
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You just got here and you're already being a pest.
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I'm afraid I've been a pest to your secretary.
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I don't want to be a pest and badger the guy, but is this situation normal?
Blog text (21) -
Although I enjoy seeing my friends, sometimes they can be a real pest with their constant questions.
Synonyms
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9.2
A person or thing that is very annoying and difficult to deal with
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9.9
A mildly rude word for an annoying or playful person
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7.2
A person or thing that often causes trouble
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2.1
A thing that causes trouble or annoyance
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7.2
A person who is cruel and strongly disliked
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3.2
A person or thing that bothers you
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8.8
An annoying person who causes trouble for others
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6.7
A person who complains often in an annoying way
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8.4
A person who often annoys others by pointing out problems or asking hard questions
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9.5
A person who often annoys or causes trouble
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6.5
A person who annoys others by repeating small actions
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6.3
A person or thing that keeps causing trouble for someone
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9.9
A person who often nags others with requests and complaints
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9.0
A teasing name for a person who is annoying or unpleasant
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8.4
An unpleasant person who annoys others
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9.9
A person who is annoying or causes trouble
A person who annoys others by asking too many questions or interrupting them
A person who keeps asking questions to annoy someone and will not stop
Something that causes annoyance or trouble
A person who bothers others by teasing and making fun
A person who annoys others by being boring and not stopping
A person who keeps complaining or criticizing in an annoying way
Antonyms
Compounds
How Annoying
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pest for an annoying person is a helpful image: think of a 'small plague' that will not go away, and you get the idea. It comes from the same root as the verb pester, so a 'pest' is someone who keeps bothering you.