In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NUDNIK
nudnik, nudnick
(noun) (Yiddish) someone who is a boring pest
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nudnik (plural nudniks)
(US, colloquial) A person who is very annoying; a pest, a nag, a jerk. (Also used attributively.) [from 20th c.]
Anagrams
• Dunkin, unkind
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