noddle

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English

Etymology 1

Noun

noddle (plural noddles)

  1. (UK, informal) The head; the part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs.
  2. (UK, informal) The head as the seat of mental capacity or intellect.
  3. (obsolete) The back of the head; nape.
Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:noddle.

Verb

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  1. (intransitive) To nod repeatedly.

Etymology 2

Verb

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  1. Alternative form of noodle (“improvise musically”).
    • 1977, Musician, Player and Listener (issue 9, page 4)
      […] a rolling bass figure in 2/4 over which two semi-tuned electric guitars are noddling rhythm and blues.
    • 1987, John Schaefer, New sounds: a listener's guide to new music (page 89)
      The album is almost ruined by some muzak-style noddling for strings and keyboards.
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