noogie

Meanings

Plural: noogies

Noun

An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly.

Verb

To perform a noogie on.

Origin / Etymology

Unknown, possibly from Yiddish נודזשען (nudzhen, “to badger”), or possibly from Hebrew נוגות (nugot, “afflict”) (see Eicha/Lamentations 1:3) or possibly via an alteration of nudge, matching the alteration of wedge to wedgie.

Synonyms

Dutch rub

Scrabble Score: 7

noogie is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
noogie is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
noogie is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

noogie is a valid Words With Friends word