Noodle
['nuːd(ə)l] or ['nʊdl]
Definition
(n.) A simpleton; a blockhead; a stupid person; a ninny.
(n.) A thin strip of dough, made with eggs, rolled up, cut into small pieces, and used in soup.
Editor: Ricky
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Simpleton, fool, DUNCE.
Editor: Sonya
Definition
n. dried dough of wheat-flour and eggs used in soup or as a baked dish.
n. a simpleton: a blockhead.—n. Nood′ledom.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of noodles, denotes an abnormal appetite and desires. There is little good in this dream.
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Examples
- Nothing that a Noodle does, can awaken surprise or indignation; the proceedings of a Noodle can only inspire contempt. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- He wondered (he remarked parenthetically) what noodle first made it the fashion to teach women French. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- You're a great man--you're a sublime fellow; but you're a prig, a conceited noodle with it all, Joe! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- From my Lord Boodle, through the Duke of Foodle, down to Noodle, Sir Leicester, like a glorious spider, stretches his threads of relationship. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- And I couldn't be a match for the noodles, without being a match for your master, who's the dunder-headed king of the noodles. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
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