nagger

noun

Definition of naggernext
as in nitpicker

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  1. hypochondriac
  2. pessimist
  3. kicker
  4. killjoy
Noun
  • To position Cohn in bed next to Trump, a notorious hypochondriac, highlights their strained relationship as Trump rose and Cohn fell in New York high society.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
  • They are widely seen as overly anxious hypochondriacs.
    Evan Malmgren, Harper's Magazine, 21 Aug. 2024
Definition of hypochondriac
Noun
  • Challenging pessimists on their investments is somewhat of a cheap shot.
    Bill Conerly, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
  • As the stock market rose, the bond market fell As a New York Times writer noted the other day, stock investors are optimists, while bond investors are pessimists.
    Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of pessimist
Noun
  • The new Cincinnati Bengals kicker will be sharing the sideline with his girlfriend this upcoming Monday night.
    Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
  • For the time being, Kansas City's push to secure the No. 1 seed in the AFC will continue without the KC's No. 1 kicker as Harrison Butker is out at least another week with a knee injury.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of kicker
Noun
  • Likewise, today’s AI killjoys are clinging desperately to the bygone past, to the days when telephones had round dials and thick curly cords and were just for talking (gag!), and when students wrote essays in longhand, in ink, on sheets of paper.
    Douglas Hofstadter, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
  • While the lawyers play killjoys, work is continuing on the project for now, including on the party car.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2024
Definition of killjoy
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