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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 terns (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.

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

    Noddy definition: any of several dark-bodied terns of the genera Anous and Micranous found about the coasts and islands in warm seas of both the New and Old Worlds, often so tame as to seem stupid.. See examples of NODDY used in a sentence.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › noddyNoddy - definition of noddy by The Free Dictionary

    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 dark brown or black plumage with a white or gray head. [Perhaps from obsolete noddy, foolish, possibly from nod .]

  5. www.yourdictionary.com › noddyNoddy Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Noddy Definition. A fool; simpleton. Any of a genus ( Anous) of tropical terns with dark body feathers and pale gray crown. (dated) A small two-wheeled vehicle drawn by a single horse.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNODDY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noddy in British English. (ˈnɒdɪ ) noun Word forms: plural -dies. 1. any of several tropical terns of the genus Anous, esp A. stolidus ( common noddy ), typically having a dark plumage. 2. a foolish person. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

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

    Jun 3, 2024 · noddy (plural noddies) Any of several stout -bodied, gregarious terns of the genera Anous and Procelsterna, found in tropical seas. ( dated) A small two-wheeled vehicle drawn by a single horse .

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

    Definition of Noddy™ in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › noddyNoddy | meaning of Noddy in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    Noddy meaning, definition, what is Noddy: a character in children’s books by the B...: Learn more.

  10. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › noddyNODDY Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

    Synonyms for NODDY: idiot, moron, stupid, prat, dummy, mutt, lunatic, loser; Antonyms of NODDY: brain, genius, sage, wizard, intellectual, intellect, whiz, thinker.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › noddy_n1noddy, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the noun noddy is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for noddy is from 1534, in the writing of John Heywood, playwright and epigrammatist. noddy is perhaps formed within English, by derivation.