nudzh

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noun

A whiner; a complainer.

OriginYiddish נודזש ← Polish nudzić →
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Meanings

nounnudzh (plural nudzhes)

plural nudzhes · alternative nudge

  1. slangA whiner; a complainer.
verbnudzh (third-person singular simple present nudzhes, present participle nudzhing, simple past and past participle nudzhed)

present singular third person nudzhes · participle present nudzhing · participle past nudzhed · past nudzhed · alternative nudge

  1. slangtransitiveTo pester.
  2. intransitiveslangTo whine; to complain.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
complain

Origin

  1. Polishnudzić“to bore”
  2. Yiddishנודזש“an annoying, bothersome person”
  3. Englishnudzh

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

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APA

nudzh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nudzh

MLA

“nudzh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nudzh. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nudzh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nudzh.

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