nag

Meanings

Noun

• A small horse; a pony.
• An old, useless horse.
• A paramour.
• Someone or something that nags.
• A repeated complaint or reminder.
• A persistent, bothersome thought or worry.
• Misspelling of knack

Verb

• To continuously remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.
• To bother with persistent thoughts or memories.
• To bother or disturb persistently in any way.

Related

Similar words

• ride
• haunt
• worry

Origin

• From Middle English nagg, nage, nagge, cognate with Dutch negge, neg, German Nickel. Perhaps related to English neigh.
• Probably from a North Germanic source; compare Swedish nagga ("to gnaw, grumble"), Danish nage, Icelandic nagga ("to complain").