Pochemuchka

A person who asks too many questions

/ po-cheh-MOOCH-kah /

Russian
#language #people

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 · 2 hours ago
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jdoe 2 hours ago

The etymology here is really interesting. Great description!

lexie 2 hours ago

This perfectly describes how I feel on Monday mornings.

darren 2 hours ago

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

globetrotter 2 hours ago

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