noogie

ˈnʊɡi

Definition

Definition of noogie - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

games

Rare

Slang

playful headlock with knuckle rub on head

Rare

Slang

He gave his little brother a noogie.

headlock

behavior

Rare

Slang

teasing or annoying action

Rare

Slang

She gave him a noogie to get his attention.

prank

tease

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playful headlock with knuckle rub on head

Examples of noogie in a sentence

A noogie was his way of showing affection.
He always gives me a noogie when he's bored.
A noogie from her brother made her laugh.

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French:coup de jointure sur la tête, geste taquin consistant à frotter le crâne de quelqu'un avec les jointures, ...
German:Kopfnuss, Kopfkneten, ...
Italian:nocca, scappellotto, ...
Spanish:cocotazo, zape, ...
Portuguese:brincadeira de imobilizar alguém pela cabeça e esfregar-lhe os nós dos dedos na cabeça, cutucão, ...
Chinese:爆栗, 戏弄, ...
Japanese:ノーギー, からかい, ...
Arabic:فرك الرأس بالمفاصل, ضَرْبَة مُزاح, ...
Hebrew:נוּגִי, מַכָּה קַלָּה בָּרֹאשׁ, ...
Russian:шутливая захватка, нуги, ...
Ukrainian:нудж, дражніння, ...
Hindi:नूगी, चिढ़ाना, ...
Bengali:নুডি, নুগি, ...
Catalan:cop de cap, cop de puny al cap, ...
Czech:pošťuchování s třením klouby po hlavě, šťouchanec, ...
Danish:nakkedask, knokkelgnub, ...
Dutch:speelse nekklem waarbij iemand met de knokkels over het hoofd wrijft, plagen, ...
Greek:τριψιά, τρίψιμο κεφαλιού, ...
Hungarian:játékos fejleszorítás, hecc, ...
Khmer:ការចាប់ក្បាលលេង ហើយយកកណ្ដាប់ដៃដុសលើក្បាល, ការញីក្បាលដោយកណ្ដាប់ដៃដើម្បីលេងសើចឬរំខាន, ...
Korean:노기, 장난, ...
Persian:نوگی, اذیت کردن, ...
Polish:żartobliwy chwyt, dokuczanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):cascudo, cutucão, ...
Romanian:ciufuleală, tachinare, ...
Swedish:nyp i nacken, retning, ...
Thai:นูกี้, การแหย่, ...
Turkish:şaka kilidi, takılma, ...
Vietnamese:cú cọ đầu, trêu chọc, ...

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