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noddle

[ nod-l ]
/ ˈnɒd l /
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noun Older Slang.
the head or brain.
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Origin of noddle

1375–1425; late Middle English nodel

Words nearby noddle

nodding donkey, nodding lilac, nodding pogonia, nodding spasm, nodding trillium, noddle, noddy, node, node house, node of Cloquet, node of Ranvier
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Words related to noddle

coconut, mug, pate, dome, cup, belfry, upstairs, skull, attic, crown, cranium, brain, noggin, scalp, poll, thinker, gray matter, think tank, upper story

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British Dictionary definitions for noddle (1 of 2)

noddle1
/ (ˈnɒdəl) /
noun
informal, mainly British the head or brainsuse your noddle!

Word Origin for noddle

C15: origin obscure

British Dictionary definitions for noddle (2 of 2)

noddle2
/ (ˈnɒdəl) /
verb
informal, mainly British to nod (the head), as through drowsiness

Word Origin for noddle

C18: from nod
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