Thursday, April 11, 2013

Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: noodle

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===Etymology===

  

===Etymology===
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The sense "string of pasta" is from the {{etyl|de}} word ''[[Nudel]]''; cognate to the Dutch ''[[noedel]]'', Swedish ''[[nudel]]'' (the Flemish word ''[[noedel]]'' is also from German); of uncertain origin. The senses "fool" and "brain, head" are probably unrelated.<ref>* [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=noodle&searchmode=none ''Online Etymology Dictionary'' entry on "noodle"]</ref>

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The sense "string of pasta" is from the {{etyl|de}} word ''[[Nudel]]''; cognate to the Dutch ''[[noedel]]'', Swedish ''[[nudel]]'' (the Flemish word ''[[noedel]]'' is also from German); of uncertain origin. The senses "fool" and "brain, head" are probably unrelated; see {{term|noddle|lang=en||head}}.<ref>* [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=noodle&searchmode=none ''Online Etymology Dictionary'' entry on "noodle"]</ref>
   
 

===Pronunciation===

  

===Pronunciation===
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#: ''She slurped a long '''noodle''' up out of her soup.''

  

#: ''She slurped a long '''noodle''' up out of her soup.''
 

# {{colloquial}} A person with poor judgement; a [[fool]].

  

# {{colloquial}} A person with poor judgement; a [[fool]].
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#* Sydney Smith
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#*: The chuckling grin of '''noodles'''.
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#: {{rfquotek|Charles Dickens}}
 

# {{colloquial}} The [[brain]], the [[head]].

  

# {{colloquial}} The [[brain]], the [[head]].
 

# {{colloquial}} A [[pool noodle]].

  

# {{colloquial}} A [[pool noodle]].

Latest revision as of 23:46, 11 April 2013

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[edit] Etymology

The sense "string of pasta" is from the German word Nudel; cognate to the Dutch noedel, Swedish nudel (the Flemish word noedel is also from German); of uncertain origin. The senses "fool" and "brain, head" are probably unrelated; see noddle ("head").[1]

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

noodle (plural noodles)

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  1. (usually in plural) A string or strip of pasta.
    She slurped a long noodle up out of her soup.
  2. (colloquial) A person with poor judgement; a fool.
    • Sydney Smith
      The chuckling grin of noodles.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Charles Dickens to this entry?)
  3. (colloquial) The brain, the head.
  4. (colloquial) A pool noodle.

[edit] Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Translations

string or strip of pasta

the brain, the head

[edit] See also

[edit] Verb

noodle (third-person singular simple present noodles, present participle noodling, simple past and past participle noodled)

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  1. (fishing) To fish (usually for very large catfish) without any equipment other than the fisherman's own body
    Fred had several lacerations on his hands from noodling for flathead in the river.
  2. To think or ponder.
    He noodled over the problem for a day or two before making a decision.
    "Noodle that thought around for a while" said Dr. Johnson to his Biblical Interpretations class
  3. To fiddle, play with, or mess around.
    If the machine is really broken, noodling with the knobs is not going to fix it.
  4. To improvise music.
    He has been noodling with that trumpet all afternoon, and every bit of it sounds awful.
  5. (Australia) To fossick, especially for opals.
    • 1989, Association for Industrial Archaeology, Industrial archaeology review, Volume 12,
      On the Olympic Field the tour-group is permitted to 'noodle' (hunt for opals) on the waste or mullock heaps ...
    • 1994, RonMoon, Outback Australia: a Lonely Planet Australia guide,
      In Coober Pedy, noodling for opals is generally discouraged, although a few tourist spots, such as the Old Timers Mine, have noodle pits open to the public.
    • 2006, Marele Day, Susan Bradley Smith, Fay Knight (editors), Making Waves: 10 Years of the Byron Bay Writers Festival ,
      We learn how Lennon used to noodle (fossick) for opal as a kid, how camels were for a long time the only form of transportation, and where the name 'Coober Pedy' came from.

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] References

  1. ^ * Online Etymology Dictionary entry on "noodle"
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