variants also nudnick
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as in bore
someone or something boring nobody wants to hang around with that nudnik—all he wants to do is talk shop

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Recent Examples of nudnik The Word Mavens, are the authors of a new book, The Whole Spiel: Funny essays about digital nudniks, seder selfies and chicken soup memories. Connect with them at www.thewordmavens.com. Philly.com, 13 Sep. 2017
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Noun
  • Resurging opposition to fluoridation — the practice of adding fluoride to public water systems at safe levels to prevent tooth decay — has been a nuisance for dentists, researchers and public health experts.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 12 May 2025
  • How to get rid of gnats Generally, gnats are more of a nuisance than an actual threat to humans.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Abby from Weyauwega bore witness to those predatory instincts when her dog caught sight of a squirrel in her garden.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition immediately calls for the third bore to be reserved for bikes.
    Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • When Murderbot finally starts voicing its annoyance to Mensah and the team, the series gets a lot more entertaining.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 12 May 2025
  • There will be tension within and between the couples; some of their annoyance may in turn annoy the viewer.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • When one person in a group yawns, others yawn, too, in a contagious reaction.
    Jerry Weissman, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Some of us have been writing about the plight of Palestinians under their own rulers for decades — the struggle of Palestinian journalists to write freely; the tragedy of gay Palestinians seeking to live freely — only to be met with a collective yawn.
    Bret Stephens, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In a new interview with Empire magazine, the actress gave a light tease of the show’s return while discussing her deep attachment to her character, Cassie, as well as working with showrunner Sam Levinson.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2025
  • There have been countless hints and teases suggesting that Reputation (Taylor’s Version) is coming soon.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025

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“Nudnik.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nudnik. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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