nagger

noun

Definition of naggernext
as in nitpicker

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  1. hypochondriac
  2. pessimist
  3. kicker
  4. killjoy
Noun
  • To position Cohn in bed next to Trump, a notorious hypochondriac, highlights their strained relationship as Trump rose and Cohn fell in New York high society.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
  • They are widely seen as overly anxious hypochondriacs.
    Evan Malmgren, Harper's Magazine, 21 Aug. 2024
Definition of hypochondriac
Noun
  • As the stock market rose, the bond market fell As a New York Times writer noted the other day, stock investors are optimists, while bond investors are pessimists.
    Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
  • And, hey, at least only 16 people were the ultimate pessimists.
    Scott Powers, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
Definition of pessimist
Noun
  • Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker hasn’t been his usual elite self this season, and his worst game couldn’t have come at a worse time against their AFC North rival, the Pittsburgh Steelers.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker endorsed the former president.
    Sarah Bedford, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of kicker
Noun
  • Likewise, today’s AI killjoys are clinging desperately to the bygone past, to the days when telephones had round dials and thick curly cords and were just for talking (gag!), and when students wrote essays in longhand, in ink, on sheets of paper.
    Douglas Hofstadter, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
  • While the lawyers play killjoys, work is continuing on the project for now, including on the party car.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2024
Definition of killjoy
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