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Definition of nudnik in English: nudnik(also nudnick) noun ˈnʊdnɪkˈnʊdnɪk North American informal A pestering, nagging, or irritating person; a bore. Example sentencesExamples - This happened in hoity-toity homes, nudnick neighborhoods, or wonky workplaces.
- Prudie is so tired of all the nonsense propagated by the PC nudniks.
- Tell the nudnik: ‘If you catch me eating sweets, I'll pay you $50.’
- Adding to the charm of his work, Shachtman isn't some defense policy think tank nudnick.
- The point of this flippant phone call was so that I, the nudnik of the century, could ask you, the sharp-witted professor, if you'd like to… ‘He seemed to hesitate. ‘… go to dinner sometime.’
- Similarly, if a nudnick comes into your life, put aside personal animosity.
Synonyms nuisance, bother, annoyance, irritation, irritant, thorn in one's flesh, thorn in one's side, vexation, trial, the bane of one's life, menace, curse, problem, trouble, worry, inconvenience, bore, gadfly
Origin Early 20th century: Yiddish, from Russian nudnyĭ 'tedious'. Definition of nudnik in US English: nudnik(also nudnick) nounˈnʊdnɪkˈno͝odnik North American informal A pestering, nagging, or irritating person; a bore. Example sentencesExamples - Adding to the charm of his work, Shachtman isn't some defense policy think tank nudnick.
- This happened in hoity-toity homes, nudnick neighborhoods, or wonky workplaces.
- Prudie is so tired of all the nonsense propagated by the PC nudniks.
- The point of this flippant phone call was so that I, the nudnik of the century, could ask you, the sharp-witted professor, if you'd like to… ‘He seemed to hesitate. ‘… go to dinner sometime.’
- Similarly, if a nudnick comes into your life, put aside personal animosity.
- Tell the nudnik: ‘If you catch me eating sweets, I'll pay you $50.’
Synonyms nuisance, bother, annoyance, irritation, irritant, thorn in one's flesh, thorn in one's side, vexation, trial, the bane of one's life, menace, curse, problem, trouble, worry, inconvenience, bore, gadfly
Origin Early 20th century: Yiddish, from Russian nudnyĭ ‘tedious’. |