wet noodle
noun
a limp, moist noodle, either one that has been cooked and taken out of the water, or one that has just been made from dough and not yet dried.
wet noodles
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pluralof wet noodle.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“I have 500 students who pass through my room each week, and when it is uncomfortable in here, it’s like trying to stop wet noodles from sticking to the wall,” she said.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 4, 2022
Keep in mind that noodles can continue to absorb moisture, so, for example, don’t let your udon or ramen sit around too long in broth lest you end up with wet noodles instead of soup.
From Washington Post ● May 24, 2021
“Extreme nausea, vertigo, my muscles felt like wet noodles, so I couldn’t really stand,” she says.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 17, 2020
There he perfected techniques for correcting undescended testicles and undeveloped esophaguses, skills that he compares to threading together two wet noodles at the bottom of an ice-cream cone with your eyes closed.
From Time Magazine Archive
They walked down the westerly road, Jinjoo stubbornly holding Junsoo until her arms felt like wet noodles and she abruptly put him down.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
