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NOODLE
attic, bean, bonce, noodle, noggin, dome
(noun) informal terms for a human head
noodle
(noun) a ribbonlike strip of pasta
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
noodle (plural noodles)
(usually, in the plural) a string or strip of pasta
(colloquial, dated) a person with poor judgement; a fool
(colloquial) the brain, the head
(colloquial) a pool noodle
Usage notes
In British English, noodle is chiefly used to describe Asian-style products comprising long, thin strands of dough. In American English, noodle can also refer to a range of European-style products which in British English would only be referred to as pasta.
Verb
noodle (third-person singular simple present noodles, present participle noodling, simple past and past participle noodled)
To think or ponder.
To fiddle, play with, or mess around.
To improvise music.
(fishing) To fish (usually for very large catfish) without any equipment other than the fisherman's own body
(Australia) To fossick, especially for opals.
Synonyms
• (fishing): guddle
Anagrams
• Old One
Source: Wiktionary
Noo"dle, n. Etym: [Cf. Noddle, Noddy.]
Definition: A simpleton; a blockhead; a stupid person; a ninny. [Low] The chuckling grin of noodles. Sydney Smith.
Noo"dle, n. Etym: [G. nudel vermicelli.]
Definition: A thin strip of dough, made with eggs, rolled up, cut into small pieces, and used in soup.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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