noodge1
/nʊdʒ/slang (chiefly US )
noun
A person who persistently complains or nags; a pest, a bore.
Origin
1960s. From noodge. Compare Russian nud′ boring or tedious thing, Polish nudziarz bore, nie nudż! ‘don't be a bore’.
noodge2
/nʊdʒ/ /ˈnʊdʒjə/slang (chiefly US )
verb
[with object] To pester, to nag at. Also without object: to whine, to complain persistently.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Encounter. From Yiddish nudyen to bore, pester from Polish nudzić to bore, weary, make a nuisance of oneself or Russian nudit′ to wear out (with complaints, questions, etc.).