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    noddy
    /ˈnɒdi/

    noun

    • 1. a foolish person. dated
    • 2. a tropical tern with mainly dark-coloured plumage.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › noddyNoddy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : a stupid person. 2. : any of several stout-bodied seabirds (especially genus Anous) of warm seas. Synonyms. airhead. birdbrain. blockhead. bonehead. bubblehead. chowderhead. chucklehead. clodpoll. clodpole. clot [British] cluck. clunk. cretin. cuddy [British dialect] cuddie. deadhead. dim bulb [slang] dimwit. dip. dodo. dolt. donkey.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › noddyNODDY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Noddy can refer to a type of tern, a fool, or a film technique. Learn the meanings, origins, and usage of noddy with examples from Dictionary.com.

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  5. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › noddynoddy - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Sep 27, 2024 · noddy (plural noddies) Any of several stout -bodied, gregarious terns of the genera Anous and Procelsterna, found in tropical seas. We saw no Land this day, but saw a great many Snakes and some Whales.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishNoddy™ - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

    Noddy is a small boy with a large head on which he wears a long blue cap with a bell on the end of it. He lives in Toytown and drives a small red and yellow car. His best friend is an old man called Big Ears.

  7. en.thefreedictionary.com › noddyNoddy - definition of noddy by The Free Dictionary

    Define noddy. noddy synonyms, noddy pronunciation, noddy translation, English dictionary definition of noddy. n. pl. nod·dies 1. A dunce or fool; a simpleton. 2. Any of several terns of the genera Anous and Procelsterna, found in tropical waters and usually having...

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › noddy_adj1noddy, adj.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the adjective noddy is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for noddy is from 1645, in the writing of Ephraim Pagitt, heresiologist. noddy is perhaps formed within English, by derivation.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › noddy_n5Noddy, n.⁵ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    What does the noun Noddy mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun Noddy. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in British English. See meaning & use. How is the noun Noddy pronounced? British English. /ˈnɒdi/ NOD-ee. U.S. English. /ˈnɑdi/ NAH-dee. See pronunciation.