Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

noogie

/ˈnʊɡi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: noo-gie
IPA: /ˈnʊɡi/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Slang

verb

To perform a noogie on.

Slang

Example Sentences

"give someone a noogie"
"get a noogie"
"Marti Page: Mom, is Grandpa Walter going to give me noogies? Susan Page: Of course he's going to give you noogies. He loves giving you noogies. That's how he tells you he loves you. Little Neal Page: Why doesn't he give me noogies? Susan Page: Because you get Indian burns. Little Neal Page: But I prefer noogies."
"1991, shooting script of Columbia Pictures My Girl Script, see also My Girl (film). Phil then proceeds to give Harry a noogie HARRY: HEY! WATCH THE HAIR!! THIS SHIRT GIVES!!! ALL RIGHT!!!!""

Etymology

Unknown, possibly from Yiddish נודזשען (nudzhen, “to badger”), or possibly from Hebrew נוגות (nugot, “afflict”) (see Eicha/Lamentations 1:3) or possibly via an alteration of nudge, matching the alteration of wedge to wedgie.

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: נודזשען, נוגות

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

noogies (plural) noogy (alternative) nuggie (alternative) nuggy (alternative) nugie (alternative) noogies (present, singular) noogying (participle, present) noogied (participle, past) noogied (past)

Synonyms

Dutch rub

Homonyms

nuggie

Rhymes With

boogie full tilt boogie boogie-woogie nuggie

Questions

How do you pronounce noogie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnʊɡi/.
What does noogie mean?: 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.
Where does noogie come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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