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   nudnik

   /ˈnʊdnɪk/

   noun

   • 1. a pestering, nagging, or irritating person; a bore. informal, derogatory North American

   Word Origin early 20th century: Yiddish, from Russian nudnyĭ ‘tedious’.

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   What does Nudnik mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! NUDNIK definition: 1. an annoying or boring person, especially someone who is always criticizing or complaining: 2…. Learn more.

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   What is the root word of Nudnik?

   • From Yiddish נודניק (nudnik) < root of נודיען (nudyen, “to bore”) + ־ניק (-nik, “noun-forming suffix”) (English -nik ). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *nuda < Proto-Indo-European *newti- (“need”) < *new- (“death, to be exhausted”) .

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   What is a Nudnik in Israel?

   • Nudnik is a Yiddish word that has entered modern Hebrew. It describes a common and even respected modus operandi in Israeli society. A nudnik is someone who is constantly asking you for something or otherwise taking up your time. Israel is a society where protectsia, or who you know, can get you far. Think of it as living with extended family.

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   Why is Melvin a Nudnik?

   • Melvin, you are such a nudnik! He is painted as a nudnik simply because he's into golf and finance. He plays a grandiose, macho nudnik with a raging ego and a hair-raising sense of grievance. What is the pronunciation of nudnik? 無聊的人，令人厭煩的人，愛抱怨的人… 无聊的人，令人厌烦的人，爱抱怨的人… insufrible… chato, chata… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation!

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   The meaning of NUDNIK is a person who is a bore or nuisance. Did you know?

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   From Yiddish נודניק‎ (nudnik) < root of נודיען‎ (nudyen, “to bore”) + ־ניק‎ (-nik, “noun-forming suffix”) (English -nik). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *nuda < Proto-Indo-European *newti- (“need”) < *new- (“death, to be exhausted”). Compare Russian ну́дный (núdnyj, “tedious”), Ukrainian нудни́й (nudnýj, “tedious”), Polish nudny (“boring”), Slovak nu...

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   (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈnʊdnɪk/

   Rhymes: -ʊdnɪk

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   nudnik (plural nudniks) 1. (US, colloquial, sometimes attributive) A person who is very annoying; a pest, a nag, a jerk. [from 20th c.] 1.1. 1992, Richard Preston quoting Samuel Eilenberg, The New Yorker, 2 March, "The Mountains of Pi": 1.1.1. He interrupts people, and he is not interested in anything except what concerns him and his brother. He is...

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   Nudnik definition: a persistently dull, boring pest.. See examples of NUDNIK used in a sentence.

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   nudnik: 1 n (Yiddish) someone who is a boring pest Synonyms: nudnick Type of: bore , dullard a person who evokes boredom blighter , cuss , gadfly , pest , pesterer a persistently annoying person

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   Define nudnik. nudnik synonyms, nudnik pronunciation, nudnik translation, English dictionary definition of nudnik. also nud·nick n. Slang An obtuse, boring, or ...

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   US informal an annoying or boring person.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.