nudnik
noun[C]
USinformaluk/ˈnʊd.nɪk/us/ˈnʊd.nɪk/anannoyingorboringperson,especiallysomeone who is alwayscriticizingorcomplaining:
无聊的人，令人厌烦的人，爱抱怨的人Heearnedhimself thereputationof being a nudnik and apedant.人们都说他爱抱怨，是个书呆子。
What makes him such a nudnik, such apest?他为什么这么爱抱怨，这么令人讨厌？
- Melvin, you are such a nudnik!
- He ispaintedas a nudniksimplybecause he's intogolfandfinance.
- Heplaysagrandiose,machonudnik with aragingegoand ahair-raisingsenseofgrievance.
People who are boring and old-fashioned
- bore
- buzzkill
- Colonel Blimp
- crashing bore
- dinosaur
- drip
- fogey
- fuddy-duddy
- fun sponge
- grind
- has-been
- killjoy
- Luddite
- saddo
- spod
- spoilsport
- square
- stick-in-the-mud
- stuffed shirt
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