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nudge

1  [nuhj] verb, nudged, nudg⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to push slightly or gently, esp. with the elbow, to get someone's attention, prod someone into action, etc.
–verb (used without object)
2. to give a nudge.
–noun
3. a slight or gentle push or jog, esp. with the elbow.
Origin:
1665–75; var. of dial. (k)nidge, akin to OE cnucian, cnocian to knock

Related forms:
nudger, noun

Synonyms:
1. elbow, poke, jog.
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nudge

2  [nooj] verb, nudged, nudg⋅ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to annoy with persistent complaints, criticisms, or pleas; nag: He was always nudging his son to move to a better neighborhood.
–verb (used without object)
2. to nag, whine, or carp.
–noun
3. a person who nudges; pest.
Also, noodge, nudzh.

Origin:
1875–80; < Yiddish, s. of nudyen to bore < Pol nudzić; cf. nudnik
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nudge 1   (nŭj)   
tr.v.   nudged, nudg·ing, nudg·es

  1. To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal.

  2. To come close to; near: "The temperature was nudging 105 degrees in the shade" (Scouting).

n.  A gentle push.

[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]
nudg'er n.
nudge 2 or nudzh or noodge   (nŏŏj)   
n.  One who persistently pesters, annoys, or complains.
v.   nudged or nudzhed or noodged, nudg·ing or nudzh·ing or noodg·ing, nudg·es or nudzh·es or noodg·es

v.   tr.
To annoy persistently; pester.
v.   intr.
To complain or carp persistently.

[From Yiddish nudyen, to pester, bore, from Polish nudzić.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
nudge [nʊdʒ]

and noodge
  1. n.
    someone who nags. : Sally can be such a nudge!
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

nudge  (v.)
"to push slightly with the elbow," 1675, perhaps from Scand. (cf. Norw. nugge, nyggje "to jostle, rub;" Icelandic nugga "to rub, massage"). The noun is attested from 1836.

nudge  (n.)
"complainer, nagger," 1960s, from Yiddish, from Slavic words meaning "fret, ache," realted to the root of nudnik (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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