nudnik
/ˈnʊdnɪk
/(also nudnick)
noun North American informal
A pestering, nagging, or irritating person; a bore.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.’
- Similarly, if a nudnick comes into your life, put aside personal animosity.
Origin
Early 20th century: Yiddish, from Russian nudnyĭ 'tedious'.