נודניק
Nudnik
/NOOD-nik/
A pest, a nag, an annoyingly persistent or whiny person
💬What does Nudnik mean in Hebrew?
Nudnik (נודניק, pronounced NOOD-nik) is a Yiddish-derived Hebrew word for a pest, nag, or persistently annoying person — someone who won't stop bothering you with requests, complaints, or questions. It comes from a Slavic root meaning tedium, plus the Yiddish "-nik" suffix that Hebrew borrowed extensively (as in "kibbutznik").
🔊How to pronounce Nudnik
נודניק
Nudnik
NOOD-nik
Capitals = stressed syllable
The Hebrew script reads right-to-left. The English transliteration uses the Israeli Sephardic pronunciation standard.
🇮🇱When do Israelis use Nudnik?
Describes someone who won't stop bothering you with requests, complaints, or questions.
📝Nudnik in a sentence — examples
תפסיק להיות נודניק ותן לי לעבוד.
Tafsik lihyot nudnik veten li la'avod.
Stop being a pest and let me work.
הילד שלי נודניק גדול לפני השינה.
Hayeled sheli nudnik gadol lifney hashina.
My kid is a huge nag before bedtime.
היא נודניקית — כל חמש דקות שואלת אם הגענו.
Hi nudnikit — kol khamesh dakot sho'elet im higa'nu.
She's such a whiner — every five minutes asking if we're there yet.
אל תהיה נודניק, כבר עניתי לך פעמיים.
Al tihye nudnik, kvar aniti lekha pa'amayim.
Don't be a pest, I already answered you twice.
יש לו לקוח נודניק שמתקשר כל יום.
Yesh lo lako'ach nudnik shemitkasher kol yom.
He has a nagging client who calls every day.
📖Origin of Nudnik
From Yiddish "nudnik" (נודניק), built from the Slavic root "nuda"/"nudny" (boredom, tedium) plus the Yiddish agentive suffix "-nik". Fully absorbed into Hebrew, where "-nik" is itself a hugely productive borrowed suffix (compare "kibbutznik").
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