noogie
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9.8
A playful rubbing of someone's head with the knuckles to tease them
- noun
- /ˈnʊɡi/
- Informal
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noogie
- I laughed when my brother gave me a noogie while we were watching TV.
- give a noogie
- big noogie
- Noogie time
Examples
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Of course he's gonna give you a noogie.
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Brendan gave his friend a noogie as a playful joke during their game.
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I should have put her in... - a head lock and a noogie... -
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Do you think Grandpa Walt is gonna give me a noogie?
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It's like a big brother who wants to give you a noogie and a wedgie at the same time.
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Brendan gave him a noogie on the head.
Academic text (1995) -
At the family reunion, Uncle Joe surprised me with a friendly noogie as we joked around.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word noogie probably comes from noggin 'head' plus a playful -ie ending, so a noogie is a small, joking rub or grind on someone's head.