1
as in idiot
a stupid person
come in out of the rain, you silly noodle
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2
as in head
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth
since he's almost seven feet tall, it shouldn't be too difficult to spot his noodle in this crowd
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noodle
Noun
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There's always one shot that leaves a golfer shaking his or her head.—
Mike Hutton,
Post-Tribune,
19 July 2017 -
Delimitros said one of the truck’s side view mirrors struck her in the head, causing minor injuries.—
David Hernandez,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
19 July 2017
Noun
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For a fun sweet-and-salty spin, swap the chow mein noddles for an equal amount of potato sticks.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
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For a fun sweet-and-salty spin, swap the chow mein noddles for an equal amount of potato sticks.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
Drew Broussard
May 22,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2025
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Parts of the fetal skull had adhered to her intestines and were taken out, the lawsuit said.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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In 2024, a woman was severely injured in West Hollywood when she was hit by a motorized scooter, suffering a fractured skull and brain swelling that required hospitalization.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Each year, fire safety officials warn of the dangers of fireworks and stage demonstrations of dummies that catch fire and watermelons that explode.—
Linda Trischitta,
Sun-Sentinel.com,
10 July 2017
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At NASA Langley's Landing and Impact Research Facility, ten crash test dummies were buckled into a section of airplane fuselage and dropped from the sky.—
Chris Clarke,
Popular Mechanics,
6 July 2017
Noun
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Hit the ground running like Iron Man with this line of coffee in all its glorious forms — pods, instant, ground, and whole bean.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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Offers Prebiotics for Gut Health Resistant starch is a fiber found in beans and pulses (peas).—
Barbie Cervoni,
Verywell Health,
7 July 2025
Noun
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But just like the dollars that will stay in many taxpayers' pockets and add $3.8 trillion to the national debt, there are large sums for industry packed into the 870-page law, making several winners and losers.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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For investors, developers, and tenants, the message is clear: The forthcoming shakeout from America’s return to office will create distinct winners and losers, with the South leading the way into recovery.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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The growing dangers of heat waves can already be seen this summer, the researchers noted, pointing to the late June heat dome that settled over the Eastern U.S. and set new daily heat records in at least 50 cities, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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Lessons from the 2021 heat dome The 2021 heat wave was a catalyzing event for the community.—
Brian G. Henning,
The Conversation,
9 July 2025
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“Noodle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noodle. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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