noodge

1 of 2

transitive verb

ˈnu̇j

-ed/-ing/-s

: pester, nag

whose socially ambitious daughter noodges him to seek admission to the exclusive Bushwood Country Club

—Glenn Collins

noodge

2 of 2

variant 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

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