nookie

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ʊki

Etymology 1

Possibly from Dutch neuken (“to fuck”). Compare cognate and synonymous German Low German nöken, nucken.

Noun

nookie (uncountable)

1. (slang) sexual intercourse or other sexual activity, especially if illicit.

   I came home early and caught them on the couch having a bit of nookie.

Translations

sexual intercourse

• Finnish: muhinointi (fi) (informal), seksi (fi), rakastelu (fi)
• French: baise (fr) f
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• Serbo-Croatian: ševa (sh) f
• Swedish: sex (sv)

Etymology 2

Probably from or related to German Nuckel (“pacifier; teat”), nuckeln (“to suck”), both attested from the 17th century.

Noun

nookie (plural nookies)

1. (US) A pacifier.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pacifier

See also

• noogie