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NODDLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does noddle mean?
• NODDLE (noun)
The noun NODDLE has 1 sense:
1. an informal British expression for head or mind
Familiarity information: NODDLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An informal British expression for head or mind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Context example:
use your noddle
Hypernyms ("noddle" is a kind of...):
brain; head; mind; nous; psyche (that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Context examples
If I understand any noddle in the world, I understand yours.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
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