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Complete Definition of "noogie"

English

Etymology
Unknown, possibly from Yiddish nudyen, to pester, or possibly via an alteration of nudge, matching the alteration of wedge to wedgie. Category:Unknown etymology

Alternative spellings
nugie, nuggie, noogy

Noun
en-noun

  1. slang An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly.

Quotations
1991, <Phil then proceeds to give Harry a noogie> HARRY: HEY! WATCH THE HAIR!!" &mdash; shooting script of Columbia Pictures' w:My Girl|My Girl.

Translations
Spanish: coscorrón m

Verb
en-verb|noogies|noogying|noogied

  1. slang To perform a noogie on.

Usage notes
The present participle is the only spelling variant of this term, that is spelled with a "y".

bg:noogie

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