noun

noodle

noodle

I love chicken noodle soup.

I love chicken noodle soup.

Use your noodle and solve the problem.

Use your noodle and solve the problem.

((a noodle)) / ((noodles)) a strip of pasta I love chicken noodle soup.

((Use your noodle)) (informal) to use one's brain Use your noodle and solve the problem.

Synonyms: pasta, spaghetti; (slang) brain, head

The word comes from the German word 'Nudel'.

Picture a long, stringy noodle. The informal meaning 'head' or 'brain' might come from the wrinkled appearance of the brain, like a tangle of noodles.

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