nudnik
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈnʊd.nɪk/
- Offensive
:
pesado
- What a nudnik.
Examples
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Show these nudniks how it's done.
Fiction book (1990) -
The nudnik photographer, the sweaty caterers, weeping mothers, and black sheep beckoned back, the bow-tied band, and the bride and groom were helpless with goodwill.
Fiction book (2001) -
But you could be safe and go for nudnik.
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My name is Nudnik Shpilkes.
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Are you some kind of nudnik or hoodnik?
Blog text (25) -
Benjamin always complains that his coworker is such a nudnik whenever he interrupts meetings with pointless questions.
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My little brother can be a real nudnik when he constantly asks the same question over and over.
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During the lecture, she found it hard to concentrate on the topic because the nudnik in the back kept making jokes.
Synonyms
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2.1
A person who keeps bothering others
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8.8
An annoying person who causes trouble for others
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9.9
A foolish or annoying person
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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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9.9
A person who often nags others with requests and complaints
A person who annoys others by being boring and not stopping
A person who annoys others by asking too many questions or interrupting them
Antonyms
How Annoying
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nudnik comes from Yiddish and an old Slavic word nuda that means 'boredom' or 'to bore'. So a nudnik is an annoying person who makes you feel bored or bothered.