Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

noodle incident

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
noodle in-ci-dent
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fictional event that is referenced by the characters of the story in a dramatic way but is never explained or shown.

Etymology

Inflected Forms

noodle incidents (plural)

Questions

What does noodle incident mean?
A fictional event that is referenced by the characters of the story in a dramatic way but is never explained or shown.
Where does noodle incident come from?
From the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, referencing an unshown incident involving the titular character Calvin.

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