nudniks
People who irritate
Nudniks are people who are tediously persistent pests—boring, annoying, or obnoxious individuals who won't leave you alone.
From Yiddish, the word carries affectionate exasperation rather than real hostility: My uncle's a nudnik who won't stop asking when I'm getting married.
The singular is nudnik.
Those who interfere uninvited
- meddlersThose who interfere uninvited
- worrywartsChronic anxiety-prone people
- fussbudgetsOverly particular complainers
- pesterersThose who persistently annoy
nags · complainers · whiners · grumblers · nitpickers · know-it-alls · blowhards · boors
Bothersome insects or animals
- boresDrills or tires
- nuisancesSources of petty irritation
- botherersThose who irritate repeatedly
- irritantsThings causing vexation
naggers · pains · aggravators · harassers · tormentors · troublemakers · gadflies · hounders
busybodies
Those who interfere uninvited
- meddlersThose who interfere uninvited
- worrywartsChronic anxiety-prone people
- fussbudgetsOverly particular complainers
pesterers · nags · complainers · whiners · grumblers · nitpickers · know-it-alls · blowhards · boors · tiresome
pests
Bothersome insects or animals
irritants · naggers · pains · aggravators · harassers · tormentors · troublemakers · gadflies · hounders · needlers
schlemiels
Habitual losers, Yiddish origin
- schmucksFoolish or contemptible people
- schmosFoolish ordinary people
- kibitzersMeddlesome onlookers offering opinions
schnooks · nebbishes · schleppers · yentas · chutzpah · shtick · tsuris · verklempt · schmaltz · bupkis
nudnikscharmers
Those who captivate others
delights · sweethearts · darlings · mensch · mensches
nudniksraconteurs
Skilled tellers of anecdotes
wits · charmers · conversationalists · entertainers · storytellers