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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 mindplay

  Familiarity information: NODDLE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NODDLE (noun)


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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