nudnik

1 one who is obnoxiously annoying dreads family gatherings, as that nudnik of a brother-in-law is always sure to be there Synonyms annoyance, annoyer, bother, gadfly, gnawer, nuisance (also nudnick), pain, persecutor, pest, tease, teaserRelated Words headache; harrier, heckler, interrupter (also interruptor); hassle, plague; harasser, molester, tormentor (also tormenter), torturerNear Antonyms charmer, smoothy (or smoothie); comforter, solacer, soother

2 someone or something boring nobody wants to hang around with that nudnik—all he wants to do is talk shop Synonyms bore, drip, droner, dullsville, drag (also nudnick), snooze, snoozer, yawn, yawnerRelated Words bummer, downer; bromide, pillNear Antonyms blast, gas [slang], kick, rush, upper