| Front | Gadfly |
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| Back | 1. A persistently annoying person who questions, critiques, and pesters. 2. An insect that annoys livestock by biting and sucking their blood. Informal synonyms for gadfly include nag, pest, and thorn in the side. Another wonderful synonym for gadfly is a word borrowed from Yiddish, nudnik, meaning “a dull, boring pest.” |
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