[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A person who persistently complains or nags; a pest, a bore.


Phrases:

Origin:
1960s. From noodge. Compare Russian nud′ boring or tedious thing, Polish nudziarz bore, nie nudż! ‘don't be a bore’

[], (Verb)

Definitions:
- To pester, to nag at. Also without object: to whine, to complain persistently.


Phrases:

Origin:
1960s; earliest use found in Encounter. From Yiddish nudyen to bore, pester from Polish nudzić to bore, weary, make a nuisance of oneself or Russian nudit′ to wear out (with complaints, questions, etc.)