Nudzh

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A whiner; a complainer. slang
Verb
  1. 1
    To pester. slang, transitive
  2. 2
    To whine; to complain. intransitive, slang

Etymology

From Yiddish נודזש (nudzh, “an annoying, bothersome person”), from Polish nudzić (“to bore”).

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