Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nudzh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nudzh
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A whiner; a complainer.

Slang

verb

To pester.

Slang; Transitive verb

verb

To whine; to complain.

Intransitive verb; Slang

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: נודזש, nudzić

Usage

Inflected Forms

nudzhes (plural) nudge (alternative) nudzhes (present, singular) nudzhing (participle, present) nudzhed (participle, past) nudzhed (past)

Questions

What does nudzh mean?
A whiner; a complainer.
Where does nudzh come from?
It is traced to Yiddish.

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