Noodle

Definition: Noodle

Noodle

Noun

1. A ribbonlike strip of pasta.

2. Informal terms for a human head.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "noodle" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references)

Multilingual Slang

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Noodle

Fool

Noun: fool, idiot, tomfool, wiseacre, simpleton, witling, dizzard, donkey, ass; ninny, ninnyhammer; chowderhead, chucklehead; dolt, booby, Tom Noddy, looby, hoddy-doddy, noddy, nonny, noodle, nizy, owl; goose, goosecap; imbecile; gaby; radoteur, nincompoop, badaud, zany; trifler, babbler; pretty fellow; natural, niais.

Crosswords: Noodle

Ohh, what's really going to bake your noodle later on is, would you still have broken it if I hadn't said anything (The Matrix; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski)

He look more like a limp noodle to me. Hey (The Green Mile; writing credit: Frank Darabont)

Some have great stories, pretty stories that take place at lakes with boats and friends and noodle salad (As Good As It Gets; writing credit: Mark Andrus.)

Forty whacks with a wet noodle, Bart (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

I know, it's a conundrum but don't you worry, I'll noodle it for you right here (Scrubs; writing credit: Gabrielle Allan; Janae Bakken)

Chop Suey and Noodle (1926)

Red On the Noodle Like a Swance On a Poodle (1990)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• Noodle Kidoodle, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• Noodle Man: The Pasta Superhero (reference)

• Too High (Disney's Pb&J Otter Noodle Stories) (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Noodle (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Noodle Making:Cheap and Easy (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Die Noodle (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods

• BIA Cordon Bleu Noodles 2 Go 6-Piece Noodle Set (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Three different shots of soup. (Campbells' Vegetable, Cream of Broccoli or Chicken Noodle). Shown with their respective cans. Credit: Renee Comet (photographer).

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Health

Adult worms are up to 3 feet long andare as wide as a spaghetti noodle. (references)

Economic History

Indonesia

Demand is on the rise, primarily due to higher noodle consumption. (references)

Worker Rights

Philippines

In July 10 minors were rescued from a noodle factory in Pangasinan, where they were employed in sweatshop conditions. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "noodle": egg noodle ♦ noodle nodder ♦ noodle puff. Additional references.

Beginning with "noodle": noodle-like.

Albanian

teveqel (dolt, dull, dummy, fool, foolish, imbecile, innocent, simpleton, zany, zombie), leshko (coot, dodo, dupe, gander, goon, goose, greener, greenhorn, gudgeon, gullibility, gullible, innocent, loon, lummox, mooncalf, muggins, mutt, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, noddy, numskull, sap, sap-head, Sawney, simp, simpleton, tom-noddy), kokë (block, bulb, catchword, conk, dome, head, loaf, nob, noddle, noggin, nut, onion, pate, poll, pommel), i lehtë nga mendja, hajvan (animal, beast, donkey, dope, idiot, imp, jackass, jay, moron, mutt), budalla (anserine, anserous, asinine, ass, blunderhead, booby, brainless, cabbage-head, chuckle-head, clod, cloddish, clod-poll, cockeyed, daft, dense, Dick, dim witted, dimwit, dumb, dumbbell, fathead, fool, gaby, gaga, goof, goofy, goon, Goosey, gowk, half wit, idiot, idle-headed, imbecile, jobbernowl, jolterhead, josser, juggins, loon, mindless, moke, muff, mutton head, mutton-headed, nerd, nincompoop, ninny, ninny-hammer, nitwit, noddy, numskull, nut, owl, pin head, pumpkin-head, sheep's head, silly, slow witted, softhead, soft-headed, softy, spoony, stupid, tomfool, tom-noddy, witless). (various references)

Arabic 

‏نوع من المعكرونة, ‏المغفل (boob, booby, daw, dullard, dunce, dunderhead, dupe, featherbrain, gaby, gander, gawk, idiot, jackass, lout, lunkhead, moron, mug, mugful, mutt, nincompoop, ninny, numskull, simpleton, sucker, zany), ‏إنسان رخو. (various references)

Bulgarian 

юфка (noodles), глупак (bird brained, blinker, boeotian, bonehead, boob, booby, calf, chuckle-head, clod, clot, coot, dodo, dotterel, driveler, dummy, fathead, flat, fool, gaby, gawk, goof, goon, gowk, greenhorn, gull, hammerhead, jackass, jobbernowl, lack-brain, lame brain, leather-head, lunkhead, muggins, mutt, mutton head, ninny, nitwit, noddy, numskull, nutter, oaf, pudding-head, pumpkin-head, sap, sap-head, schmo, schnook, sheep's head, silly, simp, simple, simpleton, spoon, stupe, stupid, thickhead, tomfool, twit, witling, wittol, zany, zombie), бунак (booby). (various references)

Chinese 

面条. (various references)

Czech

nudle, trulant (oaf), pitomeèek (nincompoop). (various references)

Danish

bouillonterning (noodle soup), bouillon i fast form (noodle soup). (various references)

Dutch

strengpersen (shred). (various references)

Farsi 

ماکارونی (Macaroni), احمق (Asinine, Cockeyed, Cockscomb, Daft, Dense, Dopey, Dult, Fool, Gawky, Gosling, Hick, Inane, Loggerhead, Loony, Natural, Nincompoop, Sawney, Senseless, Simpleton, Sot, Spoony, Stupid, Sucker, Unmeaning), ابداع کردن (Mastermind), رشته فرنگی (Macaroni, Spaghetti, Vermicelli). (various references)

French

nouille, nigaud, tronche, transformer en nouilles, tête (noggin), réduire en nouilles, mettre en nouilles, andouille. (various references)

German

nudel (dumpling, sammy). (various references)

Greek 

κεφαλή (head, nob, pate, poll), βλάκασ (booby, chump, coot, dimwit, dolt, dope, duffer, gander, goof, goon, gudgeon, ignoramus, imbecile, jackass, lummox, moron, mutt, nincompoop, oaf, simp, simpleton, slob, stupid, sucker, tomfool, zany), μανέστρα, φιδέσ (vermicelli). (various references)

Hebrew 

שוטה (barmy, brainless, daft, dolt, dupe, fool, idiot, imbecile, oaf, sappy, silly, stupid), פתי (dupe, gullible, moron, simp, simple, simpleton), אטריה (macaroni, vermicelli). (various references)

Hungarian

nudli, tökfilkó (blockhead, blunderhead, cabbage-head, chuckle, dimwit, dolt, dunce, gaby, goof, goon, goop, jobbernowl, jolterhead, loggerhead, loghead, lunkhead, mutt, mutton head, mutton-headed, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, numb-skull, numskull, sap, silly billy, simp, simple sammy, softy, tom-noddy), tökfej (addle-pate, blockhead, chucklehead, chump, dolt, doodle, dullard, dumbo, dummy, lunk, lunkhead, meatball, mooncalf, mooncalves, mutt, muttonhead, mutton-head, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, numb-skull, numskull, pinhead, pudding-head, sap, softy, veg), metélt (noodles), mamlasz (chuckle-head, Cully, daw, fat-head, feather brain, featherbrain, feather-head, fumbler, gawk, geese, goose, muff, numb-skull, numskull, oaf, simple sammy, simpleton, softie, softy, spoon), galuska (noodles), csipetke (noodles). (various references)

Italian

tagliuzzare (chop, mince, shred, Whittle), tagliatelle, sminuzzare (crumble, hash), semplicione (greenhorn, juggins, simple minded), sciocco (addled, booby, daffy, daft, doltish, featherbrain, fool, foolish, goofy, Gotham, inane, Looby, loon, ludicrous, nincompoop, nitwit, sap, silly, simper, soppy, spoony, stupid), gonzo (dupe, Looby, mug, nincompoop, ninny, noddy). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

ニ長調 (D major, nude, nude model, nude mouse, nude studio, nudie, nudism, nudist, striptease). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ヌードル . (various references)

Korean 

국수. (various references)

Manx

noodyl. (various references)

Pig Latin

oodlenay.(various references)

Portuguese

néscio (foolish, simple, stock, stupid), simplório (calvish, cuddy, cully, dotterel, gaby, gander, goose, juggins, lummox, muggins, mutt, natural, nincompoop, ninny, ninny-hammer, noddy, oaf, pigeon, prodigy, sawney, simp, simple, simple-minded, simpleton, soft, softhead, softy, spoon, spoony, sucker, weak, woodcock, zany), pateta (batty, booby, calf, chuckle-head, chump, clod-poll, coot, cracky, crazy, cuddy, daft, dolt, doodle, driveller, dumb, dupe, fanny, fat-head, fool, gander, gawk, goof, goofy, goose, idiot, jackanapes, jay, jolterhead, josser, juggins, know-nothing, loggerhead, looby, lubber-head, lummox, mooncalf, mutt, mutton-headed, natural, nincompoop, ninny, ninny-hammer, nitwitted, noddy, numskull, oaf, poop, prodigy, pudding-head, rattle-brained, rattle-headed, sawney, silly, simp, simpleton, slob, softhead, softy, spoony, stupid, sucker, tomfool, tom-noddy, zany). (various references)

Romanian

tont (addle-brained, blockhead, brain-hampered, chump, dim, dull-witted, dummy, dunderhead, goofy, nitwit, oaf, oafish, sap, thick-headed), prostãnac (Cully, daft, dolt, fat, fat-head, gowk, gudgeon, hobbledehoy, nut, pigeon, soft-headed, tomfool, zany), prost (ass, bad, badly, beef-witted, blinkard, blockhead, blunt, booby, calf, cheap, clumsy, cock eyed, common, dead, dolt, doltish, donkey, dull, dullard, dumb, dunce, dunderhead, flat, fool, foolish, good for nothing, goof, goon, goose, Goosey, gull, harmful, idiot, idiotish, inhospitable, lousy, lubber-head, miserable, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, nitwitted, noddy, numskull, numskulled, oaf, oafish, pin head, poor, poorly, silly, simple, simpleton, snipe, soft, soft-headed, sorry, spoony, stupid, thoughtless, unfavorable, unfavourable, wretched, zombie). (various references)

Romansch

tagliarin. (various references)

Russian 

голова (bonce, chump, conk, head, jowl, knob, nob, noggin, nut, pate, think-tank), макароны (macaroni, pasta, pastas), лапша (noodle soup, noodles), балда (bulldozer), простак (boob, coot, gaby, goose, greener, gull, innocent, juggins, lummox, man of Gotham, mug, muggins, noddy, patsy, sap, simp, simpleton, tomnoddy, wise man of Gotham). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

rezanac, knedla (dumpling), glupak (chuckle-head, chump, dolt, jobbernowl, jolterhead, juggins, lame brain, simpleton), glava (head, headpiece, knob, loaf, noddle, noggin, pate, scone). (various references)

Sicilian

tagghiateddi. (various references)

Spanish

tallarín, cabeza (bean, chapeau, chump, coryphaeus, father, head, lead, nob, pate, rocker, testa, top), bobo (asinine, boob, booby, crazy, daft, dolt, dumbbell, dunce, fool, foolish, gawk, goof, half wit, half-witted, idiot, idiotic, imbecile, juggins, lemon, loony, loose, lummox, mug, mutt, nincompoop, ninny, ninny-hammer, noddy, numbhead, oafish, sap, saphead, silly, simple simon, soft-headed, soppy, stupid, stupide, sucker, wet, yo-yo). (various references)

Swedish

nudel, dumhuvud (bullhead, duffer, dunce, dunderhead, fool, half wit, ignoramus, jobbernowl, jolterhead, leather-head, lemon, lunkhead, nincompoop, noddy, numskull, pudding-head, squarehead). (various references)

Thai

ก๋วยเตี๋ยว. (various references)

Turkish

saksı (bean, chump, crock, flowerpot, jardiniere, pot, sconce), kafa (bean, brains, cast of mind, chump, coconut, conk, costard, end, head, headpiece, intelligence, knob, nob, noddle, noggin, nut, onion, pate, poll, potato, savvy, sconce), erişte (vermicelli), budala (barren, chucklehead, chumpish, clod, clownish, doltish, dreary, dullish, fool, jackass, juggins, noddy, prune, sappy, simple simon, soft, twit, zany), şehriye. (various references)

Turkmen 

unaю (noodle soup). (various references)

Ukrainian

голова (attic, bean, chair, chairman, chief, conk, head, nob, noddle, noggin, nut, onion, pate, president, topknot), йолоп (banana-head, blunderbuss, boob, calf, caravan, chuckle-head, clod, clot, dimwit, fathead, gawk, loggerhead, mutt, nincompoop, nitwit, numskull, poop, saphead, zany), макітра (chump, garret, noddle, noggin, nut, onion), локшина (noodles), бовдур (beef-head, beetle-head, blunt, bufflehead, chump, doodle, dumdum, goon, leather-head, wooden-head), позивна мелодія, дурень (ass, blunderhead, bone head, booby, bullhead, changeling, chump, clod, clot, dimwit, dolt, donkey, fool, fop, gander, imbecile, jackass, moke, mutton head, ninny, nitwit, noddy, numskull, omadhaun, owl, pinhead, pudding-head, softy, stupe, stupid, tomfool, you imbecile). (various references)

Vietnamese 

người xuẩn ngốc (duffer, dunderhead, jobbernowl), người ngớ ngẩn (duffer, jolterhead, noddy, silly, stupid). (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "noodle": noodled, noodles. (additional references)

Words ending with "noodle": canoodle. (additional references)

Words containing "noodle": canoodled, canoodles. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Noodle" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: joodjee, moodle, Nkohla, Nkole, nodel, nodle, nogle, Nogoli, noile, noled, Nomodule, Nooble, noodel, noodge, noodil, noodled, noodler, noodley, nool, nootle, noozle, Nudel, nurle, oodle, toodle, Toodleoo, yoodle. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: loden, looed, odeon, olden.

-2 letters: dole, done, enol, lend, leno, lode, lone, loon, node, noel, nolo, oleo.

-3 letters: del, den, doe, dol, don, eld, end, eon, led, loo, nod, noo, ode, old, ole, one.

-4 letters: de, do, ed, el, en, lo, ne, no, od, oe, on.

+1 letter: condole, eidolon, noodled, noodles, onefold, snooled.

+2 letters: canoodle, cologned, condoled, condoler, condoles, consoled, doblones, eidolons, loosened, melodeon, monocled, nodulose, snoozled, solenoid, uncooled, unloosed, woodenly.

+3 letters: ballooned, bloodline, canoodled, canoodles, closedown, colonised, colonized, colonnade, condolers, conglobed, convolved, cotyledon, decontrol, dewooling, doubleton, downslope, goldenrod, goldstone, gondolier, lampooned, lancewood, loadstone, lodestone, melodeons, platooned, prolonged, solenoids, unblooded, uncolored, undercool, underwool.