noodle

[nuːdl̩]

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A noodle is a type of food made from flour and water that's often served with sauce or broth.

You might have had noodles at your favorite Chinese restaurant - think long strings of soft, chewy goodness. Noodles are also commonly used in soups like ramen, where they're cooked until tender. In the US, macaroni and cheese is a classic comfort food made with elbow-shaped noodles. Some people even make their own homemade pasta using fresh egg noodles.

How common is "noodle"?

Word noodle is considered uncommon in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

noun

(usually in the plural) a string or strip of pasta
Example: She slurped a long noodle up out of her soup.
A person with poor judgement; a fool
The brain, the head
A pool noodle

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verb

To think or ponder.
Example: "Noodle that thought around for a while" said Dr. Johnson to his Biblical Interpretations class.
To fiddle, play with, or mess around.
Example: If the machine is really broken, noodling with the knobs is not going to fix it.
To improvise music.
Example: He has been noodling with that trumpet all afternoon, and every bit of it sounds awful.
To fish (usually for very large catfish) without any equipment other than the fisherman's own body
Example: Fred had several lacerations on his hands from noodling for flathead in the river.
To fossick, especially for opals.

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Real examples of "noodle" in context

Jensen Ackles Was Put in Extremely Odd Adult Positions in The Boys

Interview

Noodle-arm soldier boy there.

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