Definitions for noddy
ˈnɒd inod·dy

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. noddynoun

   Any of several stout-bodied, gregarious terns of the genera Anous and Procelsterna, found in tropical seas.

2. noddynoun

   A cutaway scene of a television interviewer nodding, that is used to cover an editing gap in an interview. Such scenes are often filmed after the interview in question has finished.

3. Etymology: probably a shortening of noddypoll, a now obsolete alteration of hoddypoll 'fumbling inept person'

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Noddynoun

   A simpleton; an idiot.

   Etymology: from naudin, French.

   The whole race of bawling, fluttering noddies, by what title soever dignified, are a-kin to the ass in this fable. Roger L'Estrange, Fable 150.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Noddynoun

   a simpleton; a fool

2. Noddynoun

   any tern of the genus Anous, as A. stolidus

3. Noddynoun

   the arctic fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis). Sometimes also applied to other sea birds

4. Noddynoun

   an old game at cards

5. Noddynoun

   a small two-wheeled one-horse vehicle

6. Noddynoun

   an inverted pendulum consisting of a short vertical flat spring which supports a rod having a bob at the top; -- used for detecting and measuring slight horizontal vibrations of a body to which it is attached

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Noddy

   Noddy is a character created by English children's author Enid Blyton, originally published between 1949 and 1963. Television shows based on the character have run on British television since 1955 and continue to appear to this day.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Noddy

   nod′i, n. one whose head nods from weakness: a stupid fellow: a sea-fowl—easily taken: a four-wheeled carriage with a door at the back: an upright flat spring with a weight on the top, forming an inverted pendulum, indicating the vibration of any body to which it is attached. [Nod.]

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. noddy

   [UK: from the children's books] 1. Small and un-useful, but demonstrating a point. Noddy programs are often written by people learning a new language or system. The archetypal noddy program is hello world. Noddy code may be used to demonstrate a feature or bug of a compiler. May be used of real hardware or software to imply that it isn't worth using. “This editor's a bit noddy.” 2. A program that is more or less instant to produce. In this use, the term does not necessarily connote uselessness, but describes a hack sufficiently trivial that it can be written and debugged while carrying on (and during the space of) a normal conversation. “I'll just throw together a noddy awk script to dump all the first fields.” In North America this might be called a mickey mouse program. See toy program.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. noddy

   The Sterna solida, a dark web-footed sea-bird, common about the West Indies. Also, a simpleton; so used by Shakspeare in the Two Gentlemen of Verona.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Noddy

   A kind of jaunting car peculiar to Dublin, so called because its jolting motion makes its riders nod their heads.

How to pronounce noddy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say noddy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of noddy in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of noddy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Noddy
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=noddy
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noddy
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=noddy
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=noddy
6. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Noddy
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=noddy
8. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=noddy