noodge
Pronunciations
Definitions
n. Pest, whiner.
v. Bore, pester, nag.
Example Sentences
"I am so annoyed by her, what a noodge!"
Languages of Origin
- Yiddish
- English
Etymology
likely from Yiddish נודיען nudyen 'to bore, pester', נודניק nudnik 'bore, pest', influenced by English "nudge"
- Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements
- Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
- Non-Jews: (words that have spread outside of Jewish networks)
- Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
- View More
- North America
- Great Britain
- South Africa
- Australia / New Zealand
- View More
- The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
Who Uses This
Regions
Dictionaries
Alternative Spellings
nudzh, nudge
Notes
American English "nudge" is a verb and noun that rhymes with "fudge" and means "prod, coax, approach." It does not seem to be influenced by Yiddish. Jewish English "noodge" has the vowel of "hood". Leo Rosten explains the difference: "Where a nudge is open, a nudzh is surreptitious, a kick under the table... A nudzh is also a Yinglish synonym for nudnik." See here for more info.
Edit Something missing from this entry? Inaccurate? Feel free to suggest an edit.