Noodle

[ˈnuː.dl̩] · noun

Meaning

(usually in the plural) A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients..

Definitions by Sense

1. (usually in the plural) A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.
2. (by extension) An object which is long and thin like a noodle (sense 1).
3. (archaic) A dumpling cooked by boiling and served in soup; a knaidel or knödel.
4. (slang) The penis.
5. (furry fandom) A long and slender dragon, usually an eastern dragon.
6. (Internet slang, endearing, humorous) A borzoi dog.
7. (dated) A person with poor judgment; a fool.
8. (slang) The brain; the head.

Example Sentences

She slurped a long noodle up out of her soup.

She is cooking noodles for dinner.

He settled for the noodles and then after watching The Jungle Book twice on video it was time for beddy-bys.

One brought two boxes of instant mami noodles.

Laura told me the names of all the actors and actreſſes as they preſented themſelves; and, not contented vvith this, the ſatyrical baggage deſcrib'd their characters nicely, as they appeared. "This here (ſaid ſhe) is a noodle—That fellovv is a brute:[…]."

You vvrong me, noodle (boxes his ears). Novv then to the point.

[T]hou would'st fling thy cuckoldy steeple-hat one way, and that bloodthirsty long-sword another, and trip like the noodles of Hogs-Norton, when the pigs play on the organ.

[A] long and hopeless career in your profession, the chuckling grin of noodles, the sarcastic leer of the genuine political rogue— […] these were the penalties exacted for liberality of opinion at that period; and not only was there no pay, but there were many stripes.

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• noodles
• noodling
• noodled

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