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- [noo d-nik]
- /ˈnʊd nɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [noo d-nik]
- /ˈnʊd nɪk/
Definitions of nudnik word
- noun nudnik a persistently dull, boring pest. 1
- noun nudnik A pestering, nagging, or irritating person; a bore. 1
- noun nudnik an annoying or boring person 0
- noun nudnik a dull, tiresome, annoying person 0
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Origin of nudnik
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
1945-50, Americanism; < Yiddish, equivalent to nud- base of nudyen (see nudge2) + -nik -nik
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Parts of speech for Nudnik
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nudnik popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
nudnik usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nudnik
noun nudnik
- headache — a pain located in the head, as over the eyes, at the temples, or at the base of the skull.
- nuisance — an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc.: a monthly meeting that was more nuisance than pleasure.
- pest — a city in and the capital of Hungary, in the central part, on the Danube River: formed 1873 from two cities on the W bank of the Danube (Buda and Obuda) and one on the E bank (Pest)
- schmo — a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
Top questions with nudnik
- what is a nudnik?
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