To noodle meaning “to think on” is so-named because it from noddle, an old word for “head,” and not because a brain looks like a clump of pasta noodles. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “To Noodle with Your Noddle” Hi there. You...
fideo n.— «Mention fideo and you’ll likely get a happy sigh about the “yellow box”—and the mother, grandmother, aunt or uncle who makes this lesser-known staple best. Yet fideo is essentially the Spanish word for vermicelli, a pasta. So how did it...
noodle v.— «For the fishermen, they can whet their fishing appetites watching Frank Davis and son, Jon, catching large catfish and noodling for turtles.» —“Ohio Scene: There’s More Hunting” by Hank Kozloski News Journal (Mansfield, Ohio) Jan. 14...
noodle v.— «Down in Kansas they have “noodlers.”…Iowa also agrees that “noodling” is the lowest and most despicable method of fishing. It is prevalent in all parts of the state, particularly during the catfish spawning season.» —“Noodling” Progress...
noodle v. to hunt bare-handed in water for fish or turtles. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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v.— «“Noodling” is only possible in rocky streams, where ledges project into the water.» —“‘Noodling’ is the Newest Way to Fish” in Kansas City, Mo. Fort Wayne Daily News (Ind.) Aug. 18, 1916. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)