niddle-noddlev.

Brit.

/ˈnɪdlˌnɒdl/, U.S.

/ˈnɪd(ə)lˌnɑd(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: niddle-noddle adj., noddle v.²

Etymology: Either < niddle-noddle adj. or independently as a reduplication with vowel variation of noddle v.²

Now rare.

intransitive. To nod unsteadily to and fro; to nod the head rapidly and continuously. Also transitive: to nod (the head) up and down in this manner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > move to and fro or up and down [verb (intransitive)] > nod the head > rapidly or repeatedly

niddle-noddle1791

nid-nodc1817

niddy-noddy1867

1791 C. Stuart & J. O'Keeffe Gretna Green i. i. 7 Lovely bottle, Warms my throttle, Makes me niddle noddle queerly.

1840 T. Hood Miss Kilmansegg i, in New Monthly Mag. 60 89 Her head niddle-noddled at every word.

1845 Punch 22 Mar. 138/2 He continually niddle-noddles his head like a toy mandarin.

1855 A. Manning Old Chelsea Bun-house xv. 244 The Mandarin niddle-noddles, till it makes one's head spin to look at him.

1880 A. Trollope Duke's Children III. xxvi. 307 We all know that terrible tower of silver which now stands niddle-noddling with its appendages of flags and spears on the modern wedding breakfast-table.

1931 V. Woolf Waves 37 The trembling figure of Christ's mother was borne niddle-noddling along the streets.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

niddle-noddleadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈnɪdlˌnɒdl/, U.S.

/ˈnɪd(ə)lˌnɑd(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: noddle v.²

Etymology: Reduplication (with vowel variation) of noddle v.²

Now rare.

†A. adv.

In a nodding or unsteady manner. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > [adverb] > nodding

niddle-noddlec1744

niddy-noddy1877

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > [adverb] > wobbling

niddle-noddlec1744

wibble-wobble1847

a-wobble1881

1691 A. D'Anvers Academia 7 Many a time they're brought a pick-pack, Like Geese to Market, niddle, noddle, So high, no mar'l their Brains prove oddle.]

c1744 in Oxf. Dict. Nursery Rhymes (1951) 372 Little Robin red breast, Sitting on a pole, Niddle, Noddle, Went his head. And Poop went his Hole.

B. adj.

Having a nodding head; nodding, unsteady. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > [adjective] > nodding

noddingc1450

noddling1649

niddle-noddle1761

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [adjective]

dizzyc825

unwisec825

redelessOE

unwittyc1000

daftlikec1175

witlessc1175

canga1225

adoted?c1225

cangun?c1225

egedec1225

cangeda1250

foola1250

snepea1250

aerwittec1275

sotlyc1275

unslyc1275

unwitterc1275

unwilya1300

nicec1300

goosishc1374

unskilfulc1374

follyc1380

lewdc1380

mis-feelinga1382

dottlec1390

foltedc1390

peevishc1400

fona1425

fonnishc1425

foliousa1450

foolisha1450

daft?c1450

doitedc1450

dotyc1450

daffish1470

insapientc1470

gucked?a1500

wanwittya1500

furious1526

insipient1528

seelya1529

dawish?1529

foolage1545

momish1546

base-wittedc1547

stultitiousa1549

follifulc1550

senseless1565

mopish1568

fondish1579

unsensiblea1586

fondly1587

dizzardly1594

follial1596

featlessc1598

fopperly1599

gowkeda1605

inept1604

simple1604

anserine1607

foppish1608

silly ass1608

unsage1608

wisdomless1608

fool-beggeda1616

Gotham1621

noddy1645

badot1653

dosser-headed1655

infrunite1657

nonsensicalc1661

slight1663

sappy1670

datelessa1686

noddy-peaked1694

nizy1709

dottled1772

gypit1804

shay-brained1806

folly-stricken1807

fool-like1811

goosy1811

spoony1813

niddle-noddle1821

gumptionless1823

daftish1825

anserous1826

as crazy as a loon1830

spoonish1833

cheese-headed1836

dotty1860

fool-fool1868

noodly1870

dilly1873

gormless1883

daffy1884

monkey-doodle1886

mosy1887

jay1891

pithecanthropic1897

peanut-headed1906

dinlo1907

boob1911

goofy1921

ding-a-ling1935

jerky1944

jerk1947

jerkish1948

pointy-headed1950

doofus1967

twitty1967

twittish1969

nerkish1975

numpty1992

1761 Brit. Mag. 2 101 Who doats on pagods, and gives up vile man For niddle-noddle figures from Japan.

1773 W. Kenrick Duellist i. iii. 15 Pish! a parcel of pot-bellied pagods and niddle-noddle Mandarins.

1821 W. Combe Third Tour Dr. Syntax xxxv. 70 What is said by state physicians, And niddle-noddle politicians.

1980 E. Jong Fanny iii. xiii. 437 Horatio and Lancelot shook their Heads furiously in agreement, like two idiotick Niddle-Noddle Figures.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	niddle-noddle
释义	niddle-noddlev. Brit. /ˈnɪdlˌnɒdl/, U.S. /ˈnɪd(ə)lˌnɑd(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: niddle-noddle adj., noddle v.² Etymology: Either < niddle-noddle adj. or independently as a reduplication with vowel variation of noddle v.² Now rare. intransitive. To nod unsteadily to and fro; to nod the head rapidly and continuously. Also transitive: to nod (the head) up and down in this manner. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > move to and fro or up and down [verb (intransitive)] > nod the head > rapidly or repeatedly niddle-noddle1791 nid-nodc1817 niddy-noddy1867 1791 C. Stuart & J. O'Keeffe Gretna Green i. i. 7 Lovely bottle, Warms my throttle, Makes me niddle noddle queerly. 1840 T. Hood Miss Kilmansegg i, in New Monthly Mag. 60 89 Her head niddle-noddled at every word. 1845 Punch 22 Mar. 138/2 He continually niddle-noddles his head like a toy mandarin. 1855 A. Manning Old Chelsea Bun-house xv. 244 The Mandarin niddle-noddles, till it makes one's head spin to look at him. 1880 A. Trollope Duke's Children III. xxvi. 307 We all know that terrible tower of silver which now stands niddle-noddling with its appendages of flags and spears on the modern wedding breakfast-table. 1931 V. Woolf Waves 37 The trembling figure of Christ's mother was borne niddle-noddling along the streets. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). niddle-noddleadv.adj. Brit. /ˈnɪdlˌnɒdl/, U.S. /ˈnɪd(ə)lˌnɑd(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: noddle v.² Etymology: Reduplication (with vowel variation) of noddle v.² Now rare. †A. adv. In a nodding or unsteady manner. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > [adverb] > nodding niddle-noddlec1744 niddy-noddy1877 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > [adverb] > wobbling niddle-noddlec1744 wibble-wobble1847 a-wobble1881 1691 A. D'Anvers Academia 7 Many a time they're brought a pick-pack, Like Geese to Market, niddle, noddle, So high, no mar'l their Brains prove oddle.] c1744 in Oxf. Dict. Nursery Rhymes (1951) 372 Little Robin red breast, Sitting on a pole, Niddle, Noddle, Went his head. And Poop went his Hole. B. adj. Having a nodding head; nodding, unsteady. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > [adjective] > nodding noddingc1450 noddling1649 niddle-noddle1761 the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [adjective] dizzyc825 unwisec825 redelessOE unwittyc1000 daftlikec1175 witlessc1175 canga1225 adoted?c1225 cangun?c1225 egedec1225 cangeda1250 foola1250 snepea1250 aerwittec1275 sotlyc1275 unslyc1275 unwitterc1275 unwilya1300 nicec1300 goosishc1374 unskilfulc1374 follyc1380 lewdc1380 mis-feelinga1382 dottlec1390 foltedc1390 peevishc1400 fona1425 fonnishc1425 foliousa1450 foolisha1450 daft?c1450 doitedc1450 dotyc1450 daffish1470 insapientc1470 gucked?a1500 wanwittya1500 furious1526 insipient1528 seelya1529 dawish?1529 foolage1545 momish1546 base-wittedc1547 stultitiousa1549 follifulc1550 senseless1565 mopish1568 fondish1579 unsensiblea1586 fondly1587 dizzardly1594 follial1596 featlessc1598 fopperly1599 gowkeda1605 inept1604 simple1604 anserine1607 foppish1608 silly ass1608 unsage1608 wisdomless1608 fool-beggeda1616 Gotham1621 noddy1645 badot1653 dosser-headed1655 infrunite1657 nonsensicalc1661 slight1663 sappy1670 datelessa1686 noddy-peaked1694 nizy1709 dottled1772 gypit1804 shay-brained1806 folly-stricken1807 fool-like1811 goosy1811 spoony1813 niddle-noddle1821 gumptionless1823 daftish1825 anserous1826 as crazy as a loon1830 spoonish1833 cheese-headed1836 dotty1860 fool-fool1868 noodly1870 dilly1873 gormless1883 daffy1884 monkey-doodle1886 mosy1887 jay1891 pithecanthropic1897 peanut-headed1906 dinlo1907 boob1911 goofy1921 ding-a-ling1935 jerky1944 jerk1947 jerkish1948 pointy-headed1950 doofus1967 twitty1967 twittish1969 nerkish1975 numpty1992 1761 Brit. Mag. 2 101 Who doats on pagods, and gives up vile man For niddle-noddle figures from Japan. 1773 W. Kenrick Duellist i. iii. 15 Pish! a parcel of pot-bellied pagods and niddle-noddle Mandarins. 1821 W. Combe Third Tour Dr. Syntax xxxv. 70 What is said by state physicians, And niddle-noddle politicians. 1980 E. Jong Fanny iii. xiii. 437 Horatio and Lancelot shook their Heads furiously in agreement, like two idiotick Niddle-Noddle Figures. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1791adv.adj.c1744
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