nudniks

noun

variants also nudnicks
plural of nudnik
1
as in nuisances
one who is obnoxiously annoying dreads family gatherings, as that nudnik of a brother-in-law is always sure to be there

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2
as in bores
someone or something boring nobody wants to hang around with that nudnik—all he wants to do is talk shop

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  1. nuisances
  2. bores
  3. pests
  4. yawns
  5. annoyances
  6. drips
Noun
  • In March, a Jackson County judge ordered Millennia to board up the property and fix those nuisances.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The number of bears killed by motor vehicle strikes, euthanized as nuisances because of conflicts with humans or poached in the Central Florida region over the past decade total about 1,900.
    — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of nuisances
Noun
  • Some resorts in the Mamanuca Islands are set to lose entire wings to the sea in the coming years, and drinking water in villages is already being infiltrated by salt from seawater seeping into ground bores.
    — MIchelle Duff, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Her books were their progeny, Stein acknowledged, and without Alice’s mothering—and typing, proofreading, cooking, sewing, shopping, bookkeeping, and warding off bores—they might not have been born.
    — Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Definition of bores
Noun
  • Insecticides Spraying feeders with insecticides may seem like a smart way to keep pests away from bird seed, but these products can cause more harm than good.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 29 Aug. 2026
  • In one of the findings, bat houses — artificial roosts in urban environments, similar to nest boxes for birds — were doing their job helping to suppress pests on pecan farms in Texas.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of pests
Noun
  • On a recent summer day at Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, students ambled through yawns, braces and acne into their creative writing class.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • With that indelible Southern gift for pulling new lingo from thin air, the duo deploy yawns that stretch like bungee over Zaytoven-type keys.
    — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
Definition of yawns
Noun
  • Add in a few other clever accessories, and suddenly the small annoyances of traveling feel a lot more manageable.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Even with its annoyances, Samsung’s smart TV platform is at least packed full of features.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of annoyances
Noun
  • Clean Up Sugary Spills Sugary drips and spills can harden and be tough to remove.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2026
  • For severe dehydration, IV drips are described as effective, but for mild cases most people can recover simply by drinking water.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of drips
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“Nudniks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nudniks. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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