noogie
noun
noog·ie
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Definition of noogie
: the act of rubbing one's knuckles on a person's head so as to produce a mildly painful sensation
Examples of noogie in a Sentence
The boys gave each other noogies.
Recent Examples on the Web
But Wagener comes across as a jock, the karate guy from the bad dojo, someone who might at any moment give you a noogie. — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, "Car Brands Are Trying Everything To Stay Relevant, Including 2000+HP Boats," 26 Jan. 2018 Who would blow in LeBron James’ ear or give him a playful noogie? — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, "Doyel: Whether he's good Lance or bad Lance, he's our Lance," 7 Mar. 2018 But Wagener comes across as a jock, the karate guy from the bad dojo, someone who might at any moment give you a noogie. — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, "Car Brands Are Trying Everything To Stay Relevant, Including 2000+HP Boats," 26 Jan. 2018 The outside baseball world might view it as arrogant, but tough noogies. — Steve Rosenbloom, chicagotribune.com, "Theo Epstein just gave non-fans 2 more reasons to hate the Cubs," 31 July 2017 Hating the Raiders is the oldest football tradition in Denver, while Broncomaniacs would put the Chiefs in a headlock, give them noogies, then invite them all to Christmas dinner. Yuletide visitor. — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, "Kickin’ it with Kiz: Why the Raiders, not the Chiefs, will always be the NFL team Broncos Country hates best," 6 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'noogie.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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noogie
noun
English Language Learners Definition of noogie
US, informal
: the act of rubbing your knuckles on a person's head to cause annoyance or slight pain
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