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naggers

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nag⋅ger

  [nag-er]
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–noun
nag 1 (def. 5).
Origin:
1880–85; nag 1 + -er 1

nag

1  [nag] verb, nagged, nag⋅ging, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands.
2. to keep in a state of troubled awareness or anxiety, as a recurrent pain or problem: She had certain misgivings that nagged her.
–verb (used without object)
3. to find fault or complain in an irritating, wearisome, or relentless manner (often fol. by at): If they start nagging at each other, I'm going home.
4. to cause pain, discomfort, distress, depression, etc. (often fol. by at): This headache has been nagging at me all day.
–noun
5. Also, nagger. a person who nags, esp. habitually.
6. an act or instance of nagging.
Origin:
1815–25; < ON nagga to rub, grumble, quarrel; akin to MLG naggen to irritate. See gnaw

Synonyms:
1. pester, harass, hector, irritate, vex.
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nag

  1. tv.
    to pester someone constantly. (From a centuries-old word meaning gnaw.) : Stop nagging me!
  2. n.
    a worn-out horse. (Probably from a centuries-old word for horse.) : I bet a week's pay on that nag. Look what happened!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

nag  (v.)
"annoy by scolding," 1828, originally a dialectal word, probably ultimately from a Scand. source (cf. O.N. gnaga "to complain," lit. "to bite, gnaw," dial. Swed. and Norw. nagga "to gnaw") related to O.E. gnagan "to gnaw" (see gnaw).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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