Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person who persistently pesters, annoys, or complains.
- intransitive verb To act like a noodge.
- intransitive verb To annoy persistently; pester.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
nudzh . - verb Alternative spelling of
nudzh .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He was, in the New York way, a "noodge," somebody who won't let go.
NY Daily News 2011
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Still, it should be noted that baggage can be an advantage: David Hyde Pierce, who has proven his versatility and range in a number of Broadway successes, remains for many that persnickety noodge of TV's "Frasier," Niles Crane.
'Crowne': A Bad Fit for Hollywood Royalty John Anderson 2011
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After all, part of “making life livable for ourselves” means not turning into the sort of noodge who browbeats friends and acquaintances about their dietary choices.
Vegan Envy 2009
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But part of “making life livable for ourselves” means not turning into the sort of noodge who browbeats friends and acquaintances about their dietary choices — at least until they start ordering the Flipper Tempura Roll at Nobu.
Vegan Envy 2009
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And everyone sort of ignored him and treated him like he was a nerd and a noodge.
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One minor quibble, if I may be so bold as to noodge the Master Rhetorician: It isn't liberals who give the word "liberal" a bad name.
Clinton Camp: "Karl Rove Is Writing Senator Obama's Talking Points" 2009
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At the risk of seeming like a noodge, this will be my third time posting this link to William Bradley in HuffPo, explaining how 21st Century political advertising actually works.
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Nothing drastic, but I has a huge frustrated/angry wif someone who is being a ginormous noodge.
Give a man a fish, he’ll eat for a day - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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In fact, he's doing a lot and, she writes, "feels most comfortable and useful in the role of global noodge and pivotal player among nations and nongovernmental actors."
James Warren: This Week in Magazines: An Homage to Awful State Legislators 2009
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Can't we call her a schmutz, nudnik, noodge (this would be my preferred option), nebbish, ganef, or dybbuk?
GOP Consultant On CNN: Sometimes It's "Accurate" To Call A Woman A "Bitch" 2009
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