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NUDNIK
noun | NOOD-nik (the “OO” is as in “good”)
What It Means
Nudnik refers to a person who is a bore or nuisance.
// She dreads family gatherings, as her nudnik of a brother-in-law is always sure to be there droning on about this or that.
Examples of NUDNIK
“A ‘comic book obsessed nudnik,’ [Anthony] Bourdain was born in Manhattan on his literary hero’s birthday (George Orwell) and grew up in New Jersey. Deeply influenced by Hunter S. Thompson, ‘Angry Anthony’ was raised in a household under the ‘smothering chokehold of love and normalcy,’ as he wrote in Medium Raw.” — Kirkus Reviews, 1 Aug. 2022
Merriam Webster Dictionary
