nudnik

nud·nik

noun \ˈnu̇d-nik\

Definition of NUDNIK

: a person who is a bore or nuisance

Variants of NUDNIK

nud·nik also nud·nick \ˈnu̇d-nik\

Examples of NUDNIK

1. <dreads family gatherings, as that nudnik of a brother-in-law is always sure to be there>
2. <nobody wants to hang around with that nudnik—all he wants to do is talk shop>

Origin of NUDNIK

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

First Known Use: 1947

Related to NUDNIK

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

Related Words: headache; harrier, heckler, interrupter (also interruptor); hassle, plague; harasser, molester, tormentor (also tormenter), torturer

Near Antonyms: charmer, smoothy (or smoothie); comforter, solacer, soother

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