noodle
1 of 3noun (1)
noo·dle ˈnü-dᵊl 
1
: a stupid person : simpleton
2
: head, noggin
noodle
2 of 3noun (2)
1
: a food paste made usually with egg and shaped typically in ribbon form
2
: a buoyant, flexible cylinder of polyethylene foam used as an aid in swimming or staying afloat in water
Grasp the pool noodle with hands about shoulder-width apart, then extend arms straight out in front of you on the water's surface … 
Good Housekeeping
Good Housekeepingnoodle
3 of 3verb
noodled; noodling
ˈnüd-liŋ,
ˈnü-dᵊl-iŋ intransitive verb
: to improvise on an instrument in an informal or desultory manner
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- airhead
- birdbrain
- blockhead
- bonehead
- bubblehead
- chowderhead
- chucklehead
- clodpoll
- clodpole
- clot [British]
- cluck
- clunk
- cretin
- cuddy [British dialect]
- cuddie
- deadhead
- dim bulb [slang]
- dimwit
- dip
- dodo
- dolt
- donkey
- doofus [slang]
- dope
- dork [slang]
- dullard
- dum-dum
- dumbbell
- dumbhead
- dummkopf
- dummy
- dunce
- dunderhead
- fathead
- gander
- golem
- goof
- goon
- half-wit
- hammerhead
- hardhead
- idiot
- ignoramus
- imbecile
- jackass
- know-nothing
- knucklehead
- lamebrain
- loggerhead [chiefly dialect]
- loon
- lump
- lunkhead
- meathead
- mome [archaic]
- moron
- mug [chiefly British]
- mutt
- natural
- nimrod [slang]
- nincompoop
- ninny
- ninnyhammer
- nit [chiefly British]
- nitwit
- noddy
- numskull
- numbskull
- oaf
- pinhead
- prat [British]
- ratbag [chiefly Australian]
- saphead
- schlub [slang]
- shlub
- schnook [slang]
- simpleton
- stock
- stupe
- stupid
- thickhead
- turkey
- woodenhead
- yahoo
- yo-yo
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Example Sentences
Verb He was just noodling around on the guitar. It's a thought I've been noodling around with for some time.
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
perhaps alteration of noddle
Noun (2)
German Nudel
Verb
imitative
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1720, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
circa 1937, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing noodle
Kids Definition
noodle
noun
noo·dle ˈnü-dᵊl
: a thin often flat strip of fresh or dried dough (as of flour and egg) that is usually boiled
noodles
noun
1
as in idiots
a stupid person come in out of the rain, you silly noodle Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- idiots
- morons
- geese
- dumbbells
- dips
- dummies
- losers
- stocks
- mutts
- sapheads
- turkeys
- golems
- cuddies
- stupids
- hardheads
- nuts
- naturals
- dim bulbs
- schnooks
- lumps
- stupes
- lunatics
- dumbheads
- meatheads
- hammerheads
- clucks
- chowderheads
- woodenheads
- dufuses
- dopes
- noddies
- donkeys
- bubbleheads
- prats
- numskulls
- yo-yos
- ganders
- momes
- dumb clucks
- clunks
- fools
- thickheads
- clodpoles
- airheads
- deadheads
- pinheads
- fatheads
- blockheads
- dum-dums
- jerks
- imbeciles
- knuckleheads
- lunkheads
- dorks
- clots
- clodpolls
- nincompoops
- goons
- ninnyhammers
- ninnies
- clowns
- mugs
- loons
- birdbrains
- boneheads
- oafs
- dullards
- yahoos
- dolts
- cretins
- dunces
- dimwits
- goofs
- boobies
- simpletons
- dunderheads
- villains
- chuckleheads
- nits
- ignoramuses
- snakes
- loggerheads
- schlubs
- dummkopfs
- shlubs
- ratbags
- doofuses
- skunk
- jackasses
- nimrods
- ignorami
- lamebrains
- nitwits
- numbskulls
- dodos
- loonies
- skunks
- dodoes
- know-nothings
- half-wits
- zanies
- heels
- madmen
- buffoons
- gawks
- scatterbrains
- creeps
- beasts
- featherbrains
- churls
- stinkers
- cads
- curs
- boors
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- brains
- genii
- intellectuals
- intellects
- wizards
- geniuses
- thinkers
- sages
- whizzes
- sharpies
- polymaths
- Renaissance men
2
as in noddles
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth since he's almost seven feet tall, it shouldn't be too difficult to spot his noodle in this crowd Synonyms & Similar Words
- noddles
- heads
- beans
- skulls
- domes
- nuts
- pates
- nobs
- polls
- blocks
- noggins
- mazards
- mazzards
- scalps
- crowns
- craniums
- occiputs
- crania
- occipita