noodle
1noo·dle
noun \ˈnü-dəl\Definition of NOODLE
1
: a stupid person : simpleton
Origin of NOODLE
perhaps alteration of noddle
First Known Use: 1753
2noodle
nounDefinition of NOODLE
: a food paste made usually with egg and shaped typically in ribbon form
Origin of NOODLE
German Nudel
First Known Use: 1779
Rhymes with NOODLE
3noodle
intransitive verbnoo·dlednoo·dling \ˈnüd-liŋ, ˈnü-dəl-iŋ\
Definition of NOODLE
: to improvise on an instrument in an informal or desultory manner
Examples of NOODLE
- He was just noodling around on the guitar.
- It's a thought I've been noodling around with for some time.
Origin of NOODLE
imitative
First Known Use: circa 1937
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