"pester power" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pester power (uncountable)
  1. (colloquial) Children's ability to make their parents buy something or do something for them by continually asking until the parents agree to do it. Tags: colloquial, uncountable Related terms: kidfluence
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