English Explanatory Dictionary

noogie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
verb
  1. To perform a noogie on.

Pronunciation

/ˈnʊɡi/ En-au-noogie.ogg

Word forms

noogie noogies noogy nuggie nuggy nugie noogying noogied

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.

Synonyms

Dutch rub
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