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1. • • nudnik (n.) "a bore, irritating person," 1947, from Yiddish, with agential suffix -nik + Polish nuda "boredom" or Russian nudnyi "tedious, boring," from Old Church Slavonic *nauda-, from *nauti- "need" (see need (n.)).
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   Where does the word 'Nudnik' come from?

   • These come from Yiddish nudyen, to bore, as does Yiddish/Yinglish “nudnik,” a bore or obsessive talker. All go back to Polish nuda, boredom, and to related Polish words like nudnieć, to bore, and (yes, the Poles have them, too) nudnik.

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   What is a Nudnik in Israel?

   • Nudnik is a Yiddish word that has entered modern Hebrew. It describes a common and even respected modus operandi in Israeli society. A nudnik is someone who is constantly asking you for something or otherwise taking up your time. Israel is a society where protectsia, or who you know, can get you far. Think of it as living with extended family.

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   How do you pronounce nudge & nudzh?

   • The first word is “nudge,” “noodge,” or “nudzh” (one finds all three spellings, pronounced with a vowel like the “u” in “push”), which as a verb means to bother or pester someone, and as a noun means a nuisance or a pest. These come from Yiddish nudyen, to bore, as does Yiddish/Yinglish “nudnik,” a bore or obsessive talker.

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   Is nudzh a Jewish word?

   • Yiddish itself has no such word as nudzh; its term for a noodge, as we have seen, is a nudnik. “Noodge” is an entirely American Jewish creation that is best explained as having developed among Yiddish-speaking immigrants under the influence of “nudge.”

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   Why is Melvin considered a Nudnik?

   • Melvin is considered a nudnik because he is painted as such due to his interest in golf and finance. He is described as a grandiose, macho nudnik with a raging ego and a hair-raising sense of grievance. The term 'nudnik' translates to 'an insufferable or annoying person'.

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   What does nidnud mean in Yiddish?

   • In Yiddish the verb is nuden. However, the Hebrew nad refers to movement, and its derivative, nidnud, means a repetitive swinging motion, which describes the behaviour of the nudnik pretty well. Want more from the JC?

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3. www.etymonline.com › word › nudniknudnik | Etymology of nudnik by etymonline

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   Jul 16, 2019 · nudnik (n.) "a bore, irritating person," 1947, from Yiddish, with agential suffix -nik + Polish nuda "boredom" or Russian nudnyi "tedious, boring," from Old Church Slavonic *nauda- , from *nauti- "need" (see need (n.)).

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     Bedeutung von nudnik: Nervensäge; "eine langweilige, nervige...

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     Medio inglese nede, dall'antico inglese nied (sassone...

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › nudnikNudnik Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The suffix -nik, meaning “one connected with or characterized by being,” came to English through Yiddish (and ultimately from Polish and Ukrainian). You might know it from such words as beatnik, peacenik, neatnik, or even no-goodnik.

5. www.thejc.com › judaism › jewish-wordsNudnik - The Jewish Chronicle

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   Feb 18, 2009 · According to my investigations, nudnik comes from the Russian nudnyi, which means to bore. In Yiddish the verb is nuden. However, the Hebrew nad refers to movement, and its derivative,...

6. mosaicmagazine.com › observation › history-ideasOf Noodge and Nudge, of Slob and Schlub

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   May 10, 2017 · Yiddish itself has no such word as nudzh; its term for a noodge, as we have seen, is a nudnik. “Noodge” is an entirely American Jewish creation that is best explained as having developed among Yiddish-speaking immigrants under the influence of “nudge.”

7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › nudniknudnik - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Sep 27, 2024 · From Yiddish נודניק (nudnik) < root of נודיען (nudyen, “ to bore ”) + ־ניק (-nik, “ noun-forming suffix ”) (English -nik). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *nuda < Proto-Indo-European *newti-(“ need ”) < *new-(“ death, to be exhausted ”).

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › nudnikNUDNIK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   NUDNIK meaning: 1. an annoying or boring person, especially someone who is always criticizing or complaining: 2…. Learn more.

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   “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 .”