different between noogie vs noisy

English

Alternative forms

• nugie, nuggie, noogy

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??i

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.
   • 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

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

English

Etymology

noise +? -y

Pronunciation

• (US, UK) IPA^(key): /?n??zi/
• (Northern England) IPA^(key): /?n???z?/
• Rhymes: -??zi

Adjective

noisy (comparative noisier, superlative noisiest)

1. Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound

   the noisy crowd.

   Synonyms: clamorous, vociferous, turbulent, boisterous

2. Full of noise.

   a noisy bar

3. Unpleasant-looking and causing unwanted attention

   noisy clothes

Derived terms

• noisy miner
• noisily
• noisiness

Translations

References

• noisy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• yonis