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//ˈnʊki// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Sex or other sexual activity, especially if illicit. slang, uncountable

    "I came home early and caught them on the couch having a bit of nookie."

  2. 2
    A pacifier. US
  3. 3
    slang for sexual intercourse wordnet
  4. 4
    An attractive woman, when considered as a sex object. slang, uncountable

    "I’m smelling like dope and I’m shooting for more / Eyes glued to the nookie moving slow on the floor"

Synonyms

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actionassbinkbinkybo-bobooty

Example

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"I came home early and caught them on the couch having a bit of nookie."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Possibly from Dutch neuken (“to fuck”). Compare cognate and synonymous German Low German nöken, nucken.

Etymology 2

Possibly from or related to German Nuckel (“pacifier; teat”), nuckeln (“to suck”), both attested from the 17th century, in which case the German brand name NUK, though officially an acronym, could be named after the generic word.

Related phrases

nookie-bookieyou don't get your nookie where you get your cookiessexual intercourse

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