noogie

English

Alternative forms

• noogy, nuggie, nuggy, nugie

Etymology

Unknown, possibly from Yiddish נודזשען (nudzhen, “to badger”), or possibly from Hebrew נוגות (nugot, “afflict”) (see Eicha/Lamentations 1:3) or possibly via an alteration of nudge, matching the alteration of wedge to wedgie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnʊɡi/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• 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.

   give someone a noogie

   get a noogie

   • 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 Script, see also My Girl (film).

     Phil then proceeds to give Harry a noogie
     HARRY: HEY! WATCH THE HAIR!! THIS SHIRT GIVES!!! ALL RIGHT!!!!"

Synonyms

• Dutch rub

Translations

knuckle rub on head

• Finnish: kolipottu
• Hungarian: barack (hu)
• Okinawan: めーごーさー (meegoosaa)
• Portuguese: cascudo (pt) m
• Spanish: coscorrón (es) m, cocacho (es) m (S America)

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