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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nudnik
Noun
  • The site’s structure is a nuisance for anyone invested in controlling how information is disseminated.
    Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Kurt's key takeaways Robocalls can be a real nuisance, especially for flip phone users.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Sequences of Elvira starving herself and obsessing over her weight bore the points down like a drill, though the screenplay could do more to explore the lead’s subjectivity and how her self-lacerating pursuit of beauty is becoming infectious to all around her.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The first Prohibition Collection consisted of five different whiskeys that were unique to the Buffalo Trace lineup, although some bore similarities to brands produced there today like George T. Stagg, Sazerac, Eagle Rare, and W.L. Weller.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Little annoyances and setbacks are practically an everyday fact of life.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Camille, Lisa and Irene all fawn over the chair while the saleswoman Sarah (Madison McKinley) looks on with annoyance.
    Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The only thing keeping this tan suit from being a yawn are the wide legs and pleating.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Melania Trump was seen stifling a yawn and shifting around to stay alert.
    Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The video above also gives a tease of what’s to come.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
  • There's also teases of more pod love triangles (of course), social media exposés, lies, and exes potentially still being in the picture (and living in the same building).
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025

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“Nudnik.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nudnik. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

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