In an oddly brotherly drunken gesture, Cole tried to give his roommate a noogie.
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Noogie
//ˈnʊɡi//
Synonyms for "noogie" (4 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (2)
Verb(2 words)
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Translations
12 translations across 8 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- kolipottu noun (knuckle rub on head)
Hungarian
1 entries- barack noun (knuckle rub on head)
Indonesian
1 entries- jitak noun (knuckle rub on head)
Okinawan
1 entries- めーごーさー noun (knuckle rub on head)
Polish
1 entries- czochranie noun (knuckle rub on head)
Portuguese
1 entries- cascudo noun (knuckle rub on head)
Spanish
4 entries- cocacho noun (knuckle rub on head)
- cocorronazo noun (knuckle rub on head)
- coscacho noun (knuckle rub on head)
- coscorrón noun (knuckle rub on head)
Sundanese
1 entries- téké noun (knuckle rub on head)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
give someone a noogie
Source: wiktionary
get a noogie
Source: wiktionary
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.
Source: wiktionary
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