noodles

noun

plural of noodle
1
as in idiots
a stupid person come in out of the rain, you silly noodle

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2
as in heads
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 noodles The restaurant also had to discard food like roast beef, noodles, egg whites, rice and sausage after it was found to be improperly stored in the walk-in cooler. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026 The chili garlic noodles are one of the strongest orders on the menu. — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026 The noodles are soft and mixed with bean sprouts, egg and crushed peanuts. — Justin Brown, AJC.com, 12 July 2026 Do not rely on water toys such as floaties, noodles, or inner tubes as substitutes for life jackets. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 July 2026 There's no need to pre-cook your noodles or any other ingredients. — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 9 July 2026 As for what, perhaps, soba noodles with edamame and mushrooms have to do with Pablo Picasso, or why Salvador Dali gets an unexpected dessert course of a white chocolate potato souffle, Beshir clarifies the goal of the evening. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 Soup is easy to make one day before, and hearty lentils hold up to the broth, unlike pasta noodles, which can get extra soft. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2026 Thu’s team hand-cut roughly 65 kilos of noodles, one of many marathon prep sessions undertaken in pursuit of authenticity. — Karen Yuan, Vogue, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noodles
  1. idiots
  2. heads
  3. morons
  4. beans
  5. dummies
  6. skulls
  7. losers
  8. domes
Noun
  • Every fan base has idiots and every popular athlete attracts trolls.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • Colocousis said people who think scam victims like him are gullible idiots don’t understand the sophistication of criminal organizations behind online fraud.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Definition of idiots
Noun
  • And to do that, the Hurricanes are blocking out the noise, putting their heads down and getting to work.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • Because of that commonality and because produce has been behind some past cyclospora outbreaks, Michigan officials advised consumers to buy whole heads of lettuce, discard the outer layers and thoroughly wash what is left.
    — Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Definition of heads
Noun
  • There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.
    — McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of morons
Noun
  • In a blender or food processor combine beans, lemon juice, garlic, and salt.
    — Maddy Bendgen, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2026
  • These pests can wreak havoc on lawns and greenery, from ornamental trees like birch and oak to essential garden crops, including tomatoes, beans, and onions.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026
Definition of beans
Noun
  • Those grisly trials eventually led to the first generation of moose dummies, which were mostly bundles of strong electrical wire and a wooden beam for a spine.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 18 June 2026
  • The last four movies have had creepy, menacing characters such as Sid, Stinky Pete, Gabby Gabby and the Bensons ventriloquist dummies.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Definition of dummies
Noun
  • The skulls are from the Dayak, a collective term for the more than 200 Indigenous groups native to Borneo, and are collectively valued at approx.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026
  • Everywhere Tubbs looked, the Earth was being turned into a landfill and God’s little creatures were having their skulls split.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Definition of skulls
Noun
  • The semifinal losers will try to muster the energy to put on a show in the third-place game on Saturday.
    — Bob Harkins, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • Carr’s proposal would largely put the FCC in charge of picking winners and losers on a case-by-case basis.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of losers
Noun
  • In 2025, the company finalized an agreement with Baghdad to redevelop oil and gas resources in Kirkuk, covering the Baba and Avanah domes of the Kirkuk field and the nearby Bai Hassan, Jambur and Khabbaz fields.
    — Lee Ying Shan,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • Air flows clockwise around these domes, but until now, none of them have been in quite the right spot to drag Canadian smoke south.
    — Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of domes

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