noodle
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8.3
- noun
- /ˈnuːdəl/
- Informal
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- After the long meeting, my noodle felt completely fried from all the information.
- a limp noodle
- a wet noodle
- noodle brain
I know that my puny little noodle wouldn't be able to do that.
- I know that my puny little noodle wouldn't be able to do that.
Examples
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Hmm, see, she's just a noodle.
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My little noodle arms just aren't strong enough to do that unfortunately.
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Come on, Noodle, you can do it.
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My son, finally having the noodle dream!
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What a wet noodle he turned out to be.
Fiction book (1995) -
For a moment, she felt as limp as a cooked noodle.
Fiction book (1995) -
And you, son, you're more of a wet noodle, delicious in a carbonara, but useless in a confrontation.
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Don't be such a noodle; use your brain to solve the problem!
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He has some great ideas, but sometimes he really acts like a noodle.
Synonyms
101
9.3
A person's head in informal speech
23
8.2
A person's head in informal speech
20
8.7
A person's head
2
9.0
The top part of a person's body that people mean as a joke or in informal talk
The part of a person used for thinking in a joking way
A person's head, used informally in British English
Compounds
5
1.0
A soup with pieces of chicken, noodles, and vegetables in hot chicken broth
Surface Forms
Etymology
Noodle meaning 'head' is an informal, playful use of the food word. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine your head as a soft, round 'noodle', so to 'use your noodle' means 'use your head'.