noodge
1 of 2transitive verb
ˈnu̇j
-ed/-ing/-s
: pester, nag
whose socially ambitious daughter noodges him to seek admission to the exclusive Bushwood Country Club
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2 of 2variant of nudge:3
Word History
Etymology
Transitive verb
Yiddish nudyen to bore, from Polish nudzić; akin to Polish nuda boredom, Old Slavic nouditi to press hard, constrain, nužda need
First Known Use
Transitive Verb
1967, in the meaning defined above