nudnick

Thân thiện

A nudnick keeps telling long, pointless stories at the party.

Definition

Noun: A tedious, annoying, or bothersome person; a pest who is dull and wearisome. This term originates from Yiddish.

Usage

The word "nudnick" is used to describe a person whose behavior is persistently irritating, bothersome, or boring. It emphasizes the combination of being a nuisance and being uninteresting. * My neighbor is a real nudnick; he talks for hours about the most boring topics. * Don't be such a nudnick and let me finish my work in peace.

Advanced Usage

• "to be a nudnick": To habitually act in an annoying and tiresome manner.
  • He doesn't mean harm, but he can be a real nudnick at parties.

Variants and Related Words

• Nudnik (noun): An alternative, equally common spelling of "nudnick."
  • She found the constant complainer to be an unbearable nudnik.

Synonyms

• Pest: An annoying person.
• Bore: A tiresome, dull person.
• Nag: Someone who annoys by constant fault-finding or urging.

Related Idioms

• A pain in the neck: An informal idiom for a source of annoyance.
  • That nudnick is a real pain in the neck.

Học thuật

Noun

1. (Yiddish) someone who is a boring pest

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