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nudnik

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nud·nik also nud·nick  (ndnk)
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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Noun1.nudnik - (Yiddish) someone who is a boring pest
nudnick
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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