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nudnik definition

☆ nud·nik (no̵od′nik)

noun

Slang a dull, tiresome, annoying person

Etymology: < Yiddish < Russ nudnyi, tiresome < nuda, need, boredom (< IE *neuti- > need) + -nik, -nik

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