noddy
12 synonyms for noddy, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A foolish or stupid person.
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Etymology
Noun etymology 1 sense 1 is possibly from nod (“to incline the head up and down; to gradually fall asleep”) + -y (suffix forming diminutive nouns or familiar names); or a shortening of noddypoll, an obsolete alteration of hoddypoll (“fumbling, inept person”). The origin of noun etymology 1 sense 2 is uncertain; it is p...
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