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[syn: attic, bean, bonce, noodle, noggin, dome]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Noddle \Nod"dle\, n. [OE. nodil, nodle; perh. fr. nod, because
the head is the nodding part of the body, or perh. akin to E.
knot; cf. Prov. E. nod the nape of the neck.]
1. The head; also, noodle; -- used jocosely or
contemptuously.
Syn: noggin.
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Come, master, I have a project in my noddle.
--L'Estrange.
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2. The back part of the head or neck. [Obs.]
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For occasion . . . turneth a bald noddle, after she
hath presented her locks in front, and no hold
taken. --Bacon.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Noodle \Noo"dle\, n. [Cf. Noddle, Noddy.]
1. A simpleton; a blockhead; a stupid person; a ninny. [Low]
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The chuckling grin of noodles. --Sydney
Smith.
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2. The head; also, noddle; -- used jocosely or
contemptuously; as, use your noodle.
Syn: noggin.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Noodle \Noo"dle\, n. [G. nudel vermicelli.]
A thin strip of dough, made with eggs, rolled up, cut into
small pieces, and used in soup.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
noodle
n 1: a ribbonlike strip of pasta
2: informal terms for a human head [syn: attic, bean,
bonce, noodle, noggin, dome]