noddles

IPA/ˈnɒd.əl/
IPA/ˈnɑː.dəl/

noddles — noun

  • noddlessingular
  • noddlesesplural

1. a playful British word for someone's head, especially for their brain when you a

1.名詞C2
釋義

a playful British word for someone's head, especially for their brain when you are telling them to think

例句

Use your noddles, Jude; the spare key is taped under the flowerpot.

fixed phrase: use your noddles

A foam ball bounced off Eli's noddles during the noisy classroom game.

playful plural noun for the head

同義詞
  • head

    the neutral everyday word with no playful tone

  • brain

    focuses more on thinking and intelligence than on the whole head

  • noggin

    another informal playful word, but more common than noddles

文法句型

use your noddles

bang your noddles

keep your noddles down

用法筆記

Mostly heard in playful British speech, often when someone is being told to think more carefully. It is much less neutral than head or brain, and it can sound old-fashioned or comic.

常見錯誤

❌The surgeon examined his noddles after the fall.
✅The surgeon examined his head after the fall.
💡noddles is joking and informal, so formal or medical contexts normally use head.