noddle
[ nod-l ]
/ ˈnɒd l /
noun Older Slang.
the head or brain.
RELATED WORDS
coconut, mug, pate, dome, cup, belfry, upstairs, skull, attic, crown, cranium, brain, noggin, scalp, poll, thinker
Nearby words
- nodding donkey,
- nodding lilac,
- nodding pogonia,
- nodding spasm,
- nodding trillium,
- noddy,
- node,
- node house,
- node of cloquet,
- node of ranvier
Origin of noddle
1375–1425; late Middle English nodel
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noddle
1/ (ˈnɒdəl) /
noun
informal, mainly British the head or brainsuse your noddle!
Word Origin for noddle
C15: origin obscure
verb
informal, mainly British to nod (the head), as through drowsiness
Word Origin for noddle
C18: from nod
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