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Pochemuchka почему́чка

A person who asks too many questions

/ po-cheh-MOOCH-kah /

Russian
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Derived from the Russian word for 'why'. A person — usually a child — who asks an endless stream of questions. Sound like anyone you know?

Posted by lexie · 1 week, 5 days ago
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jdoe 1 week, 5 days ago

The etymology here is really interesting. Great description!

darren 1 week, 5 days ago

Shared this with my book club. We had a whole discussion about it!

globetrotter 1 week, 5 days ago

Never knew this was a concept with a name until now.

lexie 1 week, 5 days ago

This describes my entire personality.