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Definitions for Noddy

[1] any of several dark-bodied terns of the genera Anous and Micranous found about the coasts and islands in warm seas of both the New and Old Worlds, often so tame as to seem stupid.
[2] a fool or simpleton; noodle.
[3] any of several tropical terns of the genus Anous, esp A. stolidus (common noddy ), typically having a dark plumage
[4] a fool or dunce
[5] (usually plural) television film footage of an interviewer's reactions to comments made by an interviewee, used in editing the interview after it has been recorded
[6] informal very easy to use or understand; simplistic

Words nearby Noddy

nodding lilac, nodding pogonia, nodding spasm, nodding trillium, noddle, noddy, node, node house, node of cloquet, node of ranvier, nodical

Origin of Noddy

1520–30; perhaps noun use of obsolete noddy (adj.) silly. See nod, -y1

Word origin for Noddy

C20: origin unknown