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nud·nik

also nud·nick (no͝od′nĭk)

n. Slang

An obtuse, boring, or bothersome person; a pest.

[Yiddish, nudne, boring (from nudyen, to bore; see nudge²) + -nik, -nik.]

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nudnick - (Yiddish) someone who is a boring pest

nudnik

Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script

bore, dullard - a person who evokes boredom

blighter, cuss, gadfly, pesterer, pest - a persistently annoying person

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