noo|dle

noo|dle
noo|dle1 «NOO duhl», noun.
a mixture of flour and water, or flour and eggs, like macaroni, but made in flat strips.
╂[< German Nudel]
noo|dle2 «NOO duhl», noun, verb, -dled, -dling.
–n.
1. a very stupid or silly person; fool: »

The fashionable left-wing stereotype of Lord Home as an effete upper-class noodle is ludicrously wide of the mark (Spectator).

2. Slang. the head.
–v.i.
Slang. to play music in a casual, offhand manner: »

A couple of easygoing…dance bands noodle around in the Grill most of the evening (New Yorker).

╂[origin uncertain. Compare etym. under noddy.]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • dle — ad·dle·pate; ai·dle; bea·dle; bea·dle·dom; bin·dle; bri·dle·less; brin·dle; bud·dle·ia; ca·boo·dle; can·dle·mas; ca·noo·dle; con·did·dle; crud·dle; cru·dle; cud·dle·some; did·dle·dees; doo·dle·sack; drid·dle; fad·dle; far·dle; fer·ri·did·dle;… …   English syllables

  • ca·noo·dle — …   Useful english dictionary

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  • noodle — noo|dle [ nudl ] noun count usually plural a type of pasta in the form of long thin pieces that cook quickly …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • noodledom — noo·dle·dom …   English syllables

  • noodle — I noo•dle [[t]ˈnud l[/t]] n. coo a dried strip of egg dough that is boiled and served as a side dish or in soups, casseroles, etc • Etymology: 1770–80; < G Nudel, of obscure orig. II noo•dle [[t]ˈnud l[/t]] n. 1) sts Slang. the head 2) a fool… …   From formal English to slang

  • dom — dom·beya; dom·dan·iel; dom·er; dom·ic; dom·i·cil·able; dom·i·cil·i·ate; dom·i·nance; dom·i·nant·ly; dom·i·nate; dom·i·nat·ing·ly; dom·i·nation; dom·i·na·tive; dom·i·na·tor; dom·i·neck; dom·i·neer·ing·ly; dom·i·neer·ing·ness; dom·i·ni·ca;… …   English syllables

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