nudnik
A person who is very annoyingA person who is very annoying; a pest, a nag, a jerk.
» A nudnik who believes he's profound is even worse than just a plain nudnik.
Зануда, считающий себя умным, ещё хуже, чем просто зануда.
Meaning
1 senses(US, attributive, colloquial, sometimes)A person who is very annoying; a pest, a nag, a jerk.
(Yiddish) someone who is a boring pest
Examples
2 sentencesA nudnik who believes he's profound is even worse than just a plain nudnik.
ruЗануда, считающий себя умным, ещё хуже, чем просто зануда. — mrtaistoi
Michael is a nudnik.
deMichael ist ein Langweiler. — Waldelfe
Origin
From Yiddish נודניק (nudnik), from the root of נודיען (nudyen, “to bore”) + ־ניק (-nik, noFrom Yiddish נודניק (nudnik), from the root of נודיען (nudyen, “to bore”) + ־ניק (-nik, noun-forming suffix) (English -nik), both of Slavic origin. The root derives from Proto-Slavic *nùditi (“to compel”) and the noun *nùďa (“need, necessity”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *new- or *neh₂w- (“to lack, need; to perish”). The suffix is from Proto-Slavic *-ьnikъ (forming agent nouns and objects).
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Forms
plural: nudniksSynonyms
1 synonyms- (Yiddish) someone who is a boring pest:nudnick