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nudge [ nj ]


noun  (plural nudges)
Definition:
 
offensive term: an offensive term that deliberately insults somebody for being annoying in a persistent and pestering way



transitive verb  (past and past participle nudged, present participle nudg·ing, 3rd person present singular nudg·es)
Definition:
 
U.S. pester somebody: to annoy somebody in a persistent and pestering way
Can you stop always nudging me about money?

[Via Yiddish nudyen "pester, bore" < Polish nudzić]
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