nudnik

[ noo d-nik ]

/ ˈnʊd nɪk /

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noun Slang.

a persistently dull, boring pest.

Nearby words

nudicaudate, nudicaul, nudie, nudism, nudity, nudnik, nudum pactum, nudzh, nueces, nuer, nueva gerona

Origin of nudnik

1945–50, Americanism; < Yiddish, equivalent to nud- base of nudyen (see nudge²) + -nik -nik

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British Dictionary definitions for nudnik

nudnik

/ (ˈnʌdnɪk) /

noun

US informal an annoying or boring person

Word Origin for nudnik

C20: from Yiddish nudyen to bore + -nik

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