noodge I. \ˈnu̇j\transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Yiddish nudyen to bore, from Polish nudzić; akin to Polish nuda boredom, OSlave nouditi to press hard, constrain, nužda need — more at nudnick : pester : nag < whose socially ambitious daughter noodges him to seek admission to the exclusive Bushwood Country Club — Glenn Collins > II. variant of nudge herein