noogie

English

Alternative forms

• nugie, nuggie, noogy

Etymology

Unknown, possibly from Yiddish נודזשען (nudzhen, “to badger”), or possibly via an alteration of nudge, matching the alteration of wedge to wedgie.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʊɡi

Noun

noogie (plural noogies)

1. (slang) 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.
   • 1987, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, 00:06:15

     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.

     <Phil then proceeds to give Harry a noogie> HARRY: HEY! WATCH THE HAIR!!"

Synonyms

• dutch rub

Translations

knuckle rub on head

• Hungarian: barack (hu)

• Spanish: coscorrón (es) m

Verb

noogie (third-person singular simple present noogies, present participle noogying, simple past and past participle noogied)

1. (slang) To perform a noogie on.

Anagrams

• goonie