naggern.
/ˈnaɡə/, U.S. /ˈnæɡər/ A person who nags; something which nags at or bothers one continuously.
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the mind > emotion > anger > irritation > [noun] > action of irritating > cause of irritation > one who or that which irritates
fly?c1225
terrer1382
prickc1384
taryerc1440
stub1531
provokera1542
a mote in the eye1546
annoying1566
nettler1611
gadfly1622
flea-biter1629
exasperator1632
badgerer?1791
irritator1855
needler1874
nagger1881
holy terror1883
knob1920
jerkface1942
needle artist1982
d-bag1984
knob-end1989
hater1996
the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [noun] > one who complains > petty or irritating
nagger1881
noodge1968
1881 Spectator 22 Jan. 109 The Irish are naggers.
1895 Daily Tel. 17 Jan. 5/3 Naggers always labour under imaginary grievances.
1926 W. de la Mare Connoisseur & Other Stories 194 His brother's wife, Fanny, had been a nagger.
1958 R. K. Narayan Guide iii. 35 My mother was developing into a successful nagger.
1981 J. May Many-colored Land ii. xiv. 226 There's this little nagger in the skull that hints at horrible things happening to us if we try to escape.
1997 GQ Sept. 53/1 It is one of those naggers which keep us awake at night.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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