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Nov 23, 2010
This week's themeWords from Yiddish This week's words schmeer noodge shamus golem schmegeggy Like what you see here? Share it with a friend Send a gift subscription 
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with Anu Gargnoodge or nudzh or nudge
PRONUNCIATION:
(nooj)
MEANING:
verb tr.: To pester; to nag.verb intr.: To whine. noun: One who pesters and annoys with persistent complaining. ETYMOLOGY:
From Yiddish nudyen (to pester, bore), from Polish nudzic. The word
developed a variant spelling 'nudge' under the influence of the English
word 'nudge'. A cousin of this word is nudnik (a boring pest).
First recorded use: 1960.
USAGE:
"My younger son wanted a dog as much as I didn't want one, and has wheedled
and noodged me for a dog for about the past year."Neil Steinberg; Notice: This is Not a Column About a Dog; Chicago Sun-Times; Sep 5, 2010.
"Rahm Emanuel is willing to be a relentless noodge to keep the herd moving
in the right direction." A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
The institution of royalty in any form is an insult to the human race. -Mark Twain, author and humorist (1835-1910)
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