noogie
An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other…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.
» In an oddly brotherly drunken gesture, Cole tried to give his roommate a noogie.
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1 senses(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
Examples
1 sentencesIn an oddly brotherly drunken gesture, Cole tried to give his roommate a noogie.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Unknown, possibly from Yiddish נודזשען (nudzhen, “to badger”), or possibly from Hebrew נוגUnknown, 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.
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