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
  • Neighbors call in concerned about true nuisances that could affect the enjoyment of their private property.
    Andrew Wimer, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Reactions to the sudden move varied: Those in the community who considered the festival a nuisance were relieved.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • Just the sheer, cavernous size of each cylinder – at 38 inches (97 cm) of bore by 98 inches (249 cm) of stroke ...
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 June 2025
  • The only problem was that Purdey had never made a hammer ejector gun in 28 gauge, or any hammer gun in .410 bore in their more than 200-year history.
    Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Some of those annoyances include busier streets, increased housing prices and tourist traffic.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
  • But investors’ annoyance over his answers pointed to Walgreens’ much deeper problems.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • There’s a moment in the episode, where Cooper yawns, which was not in the script, and Doherty comes back with a perfect line.
    Peter White, Deadline, 11 June 2025
  • There are a lot of showy moments, but one of the best comes shortly after the two characters meet when Jamie lets out a yawn.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • But the teases of a face turn in Riyadh may prevent that from happening.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • And while the rest of the clip teases other NYC-centric stories, the doc will also explore how hip-hop ultimately went global.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025

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“Nudnik.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nudnik. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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