Usually means: Subtle encouragement to influence behavior.
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We found 31 dictionaries that define the word nudge:

General (25 matching dictionaries)
  1. nudge: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. nudge: Merriam-Webster
  3. nudge: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. nudge, nudge: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. nudge: Collins English Dictionary
  6. nudge: Vocabulary.com
  7. Nudge, nudge: Wordnik
  8. nudge: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. nudge: Wiktionary
  10. nudge: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. nudge: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. nudge: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. Nudge, Nudge, nudge: Dictionary.com
  14. nudge (n.), nudge (v.): Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. nudge: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  16. Nudge (band), Nudge (book), Nudge (instant messaging), Nudge: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  17. Nudge/, Nudge: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  18. nudge: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  19. nudge: Rhymezone
  20. Nudge/, Nudge: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  21. nudge: FreeDictionary.org
  22. nudge: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. nudge: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. nudge: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. nudge: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. nudge: Idioms

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. nudge, nudge, nudge, nudge: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. Nudge: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Sweetwater Music (No longer online)

(Note: See nudged as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  A gentle push.
noun:  (Internet) A feature of instant messaging software used to get the attention of another user, as by shaking the conversation window or playing a sound.
noun:  The rotation by one step of a fruit machine reel of the player's choice.
noun:  (behavioral economics) The use of positive reinforcement and indirect suggestions as ways to influence.
verb:  (transitive) To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal.
verb:  (transitive) To near or come close to something.
verb:  (transitive) To move slightly.
noun:  Alternative form of nudzh [(slang) A whiner; a complainer.]

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