nudnik

noun nud·nik \ˈnu̇d-nik\

Definition of NUDNIK

: a person who is a bore or nuisance

nud·nik also nud·nick \ˈnu̇d-nik\

Yiddish nudnik, from nudyen to bore, from Polish nudzić, from nuda boredom

First Known Use: 1947

Synonyms: annoyance, annoyer, bother, gadfly, gnawer, nuisance (also nudnick), pain, persecutor, pest, tease, teaser

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