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Noddy

/ˈnɒdi/ · noun

Meaning

(countable, archaic) A silly or stupid person; a fool, an idiot..

Definitions by Sense

(countable, archaic) A silly or stupid person; a fool, an idiot.
In full knave noddy: the jack or knave playing card.
In full noddy-fifteen: a certain card game related to cribbage.
(England, regional) Foolish, silly, stupid.
(transitive, obsolete, rare) Synonym of noddify (“to make (someone) into a noddy (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1), to make a fool of”)
Any of several stout-bodied, gregarious terns of the genus Anous found in tropical seas, especially the brown noddy or common noddy (Anous stolidus).
(Ireland, Scotland, road transport, historical) A small two-wheeled carriage drawn by a single horse.
(MLE, slang) Synonym of fellatio.

Example Sentences

I graunt for my parte by fayth of my body / why where the deuyll is this horeſon nody

Hum[phrey]. If it be ſo, my friend, you vſe me fine, / VVhat do you thinke I am? / Iasp[er]. An arrant noddie / Hum. A vvord of obliquie, novv by Gods bodie, / I'le tell thy maiſter for I knovv thee vvell.

Leo Decimus [Pope Leo X] that ſcoffing Pope, […] took an extraordinary delight in humoring of ſilly fellovves, and to put gulleries vpon them, […] he made ſoft fellovves ſtarke noddies, and ſuch as vvere fooliſh, quite mad before hee left them.

VVere not Thoſe bleſſed days vvhen our Divines had Saleſmen, and Mechaniques for their Tryers; and the Laity a ſupercilious Company of Claſſical, and Congregational Noddys for the Inſpectours of our Lives and Manners: […]

VVhy, vvhat a noddy have I been, to take this ſtrapper alvvays for a girl!

[T]hough I am but a simple noddy, / I think one Shakespear [William Shakespeare] puts the same thought in / The mouth of some one in his plays so doating, / Which many people pass for wits by quoting.

At last the people in a body / To the Town Hall came flocking: / "'Tis clear," cried they, "our Mayor's a noddy; / And as for our Corporation—shocking[…]"

The ſpout of ſport, and follies turtle Doue, / Noddie turn'd vp, all made, yet loſe the tricke.

Word Forms

noddies
more noddy
most noddy
noddying
noddied

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does noddy mean?

Noddy means (countable, archaic) A silly or stupid person; a fool, an idiot..

What is a synonym for noddy?

Common synonyms include addle-brain, addlehead, addle pate, airhead.

What is the opposite of noddy?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use noddy in a sentence?

I graunt for my parte by fayth of my body / why where the deuyll is this horeſon nody

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Definitions by Sense

(countable, archaic) A silly or stupid person; a fool, an idiot.

In full knave noddy: the jack or knave playing card.

In full noddy-fifteen: a certain card game related to cribbage.

(England, regional) Foolish, silly, stupid.

(transitive, obsolete, rare) Synonym of noddify (“to make (someone) into a noddy (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1), to make a fool of”)

Any of several stout-bodied, gregarious terns of the genus Anous found in tropical seas, especially the brown noddy or common noddy (Anous stolidus).

(Ireland, Scotland, road transport, historical) A small two-wheeled carriage drawn by a single horse.

(MLE, slang) Synonym of fellatio.

Example Sentences

I graunt for my parte by fayth of my body / why where the deuyll is this horeſon nody

Hum[phrey]. If it be ſo, my friend, you vſe me fine, / VVhat do you thinke I am? / Iasp[er]. An arrant noddie / Hum. A vvord of obliquie, novv by Gods bodie, / I'le tell thy maiſter for I knovv thee vvell.

Leo Decimus [Pope Leo X] that ſcoffing Pope, […] took an extraordinary delight in humoring of ſilly fellovves, and to put gulleries vpon them, […] he made ſoft fellovves ſtarke noddies, and ſuch as vvere fooliſh, quite mad before hee left them.

VVere not Thoſe bleſſed days vvhen our Divines had Saleſmen, and Mechaniques for their Tryers; and the Laity a ſupercilious Company of Claſſical, and Congregational Noddys for the Inſpectours of our Lives and Manners: […]

VVhy, vvhat a noddy have I been, to take this ſtrapper alvvays for a girl!

[T]hough I am but a simple noddy, / I think one Shakespear [William Shakespeare] puts the same thought in / The mouth of some one in his plays so doating, / Which many people pass for wits by quoting.

At last the people in a body / To the Town Hall came flocking: / "'Tis clear," cried they, "our Mayor's a noddy; / And as for our Corporation—shocking[…]"

The ſpout of ſport, and follies turtle Doue, / Noddie turn'd vp, all made, yet loſe the tricke.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does noddy mean?

Noddy means (countable, archaic) A silly or stupid person; a fool, an idiot..

What is a synonym for noddy?

Common synonyms include addle-brain, addlehead, addle pate, airhead.

What is the opposite of noddy?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use noddy in a sentence?

I graunt for my parte by fayth of my body / why where the deuyll is this horeſon nody

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.