noddy

American  

[nod-ee] / ˈnɒd i /

noun

plural

noddies

1. any of several dark-bodied terns of the genera Anous and Micranous found about the coasts and islands in warm seas of both the New and Old Worlds, often so tame as to seem stupid.

2. a fool or simpleton; noodle.

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noddy ¹ British  

/ ˈnɒdɪ /

noun

1. any of several tropical terns of the genus Anous, esp A. stolidus ( common noddy ), typically having a dark plumage

2. a fool or dunce

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noddy ² British  

/ ˈnɒdɪ /

noun

1. (usually plural) television film footage of an interviewer's reactions to comments made by an interviewee, used in editing the interview after it has been recorded

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noddy ³ British  

/ ˈnɒdɪ /

adjective

1. informal very easy to use or understand; simplistic

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Etymology

Origin of noddy

1520–30; perhaps noun use of obsolete noddy (adj.) silly. See nod, -y ¹

Example Sentences

Singer Noddy Holder avoids going to restaurants on Christmas Day because of how often his famous festive song is played, his wife has said.

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Noddy Holder hopes to go on the road again in the new year, but the former Slade frontman has said his cancer has changed him as a performer.

From BBC

Before his England days, he would make trips to Western Australia to hit with batting coach Neil 'Noddy' Holder, on the advice of former Kent team-mate and now England boss Rob Key.

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Half a century after Slade recorded their massive hit single Merry Xmas Everybody, Noddy Holder said strangers still ask him to shout his "It's Christmas" catchphrase.

From BBC

Last year's advert for Iceland, which is headquartered in Flintshire, was voiced by Brian Blessed and featured Slade's Noddy Holder.

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