- nudnik
- сущ. разг. зануда (и корень, и суффикс заимствованы из русского) (американизм) (сленг) зануда, занудный, надоедливый человек
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
nudnik
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nudnik — [“nudnik] n. a bore; a pest; a crank. (From Russian via Yiddish. Also a term of address.) □ Tell that nudnik to stay away from here. He is such a pest. □ Heidi can be such a nudnik! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
nudnik — ud nik (n[oo^]d n[i^]k) n. [Yiddish, fr. Russ. nudnyi tiresome.] a pestiferous boring and dull person. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nudnik — (n.) 1947, from Yiddish, with agential suffix NIK (Cf. nik) + Pol. nuda boredom or Rus. nudnyi tedious, boring, from O.C.S. *nauda , from PIE *neuti need from root *nau death, to be exhausted (see NEED (Cf. need) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
nudnik — ☆ nudnik [nood′nik ] n. [< Yiddish < Russ nudnyi, tiresome < nuda, need, boredom (< IE * neuti > NEED) + nik, NIK] Slang a dull, tiresome, annoying person … English World dictionary
nudnik — also nudnick noun Etymology: Yiddish nudnik, from nudyen to bore, from Polish nudzić, from nuda boredom Date: 1947 a person who is a bore or nuisance … New Collegiate Dictionary
nudnik — n An irritating person. Get that nudnik out of here; I can t stand her. 1920s … Historical dictionary of American slang
nudnik — (NOOD nik) [Yiddish] A slang term for an annoying, tiresome, dull person; a pest. Jane Austen masterfully portrayed one hen pecking, match making, officious nudnik of a mother after another. The New York Times, May 11, 1997 … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
Nudnik (cartoon) — Nudnik was a Czechoslovak/Czech animated film series directed by Gene Deitch, produced by William Lawrence Snyder, and distributed by Paramount Studios. The shorts were released during 1965 and 1967 with 12 shorts. and a new series was made in… … Wikipedia
nudnik — /nood nik/, n. Slang. a persistently dull, boring pest. [1945 50, Amer.; < Yiddish, equiv. to nud base of nudyen (see NUDGE2) + nik NIK] * * * … Universalium
nudnik — noun a) A person who is very annoying; a persistent nag. b) A bore; a boring person. See Also: noodge, nudge, kibbutznik, nogoodnik, nik … Wiktionary
nudnik — Geek, freek, dweeb, a total jerk. Did you see that nudenick trying to ski that double black diamond? He had a total yardsale! … Dictionary of american slang
