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as in idiots
a stupid person
come in out of the rain, you silly noodle
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as in heads
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth
since he's almost seven feet tall, it shouldn't be too difficult to spot his noodle in this crowd
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Recent Examples of noodles
Cheeses, meat, and veggies are layered between the soft noodles.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
This hearty make-ahead brunch casserole features Italian sausage, purchased Alfredo sauce, hash browns, mozzarella cheese, oven-ready lasagna noodles, and cottage cheese.
—Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 6 Jan. 2026
Jarred marinara and no-boil noodles streamline prep, and baking it all on one pan means faster cooking and easier serving.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2026
The noodles were full of laughter.
—Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
Though Mandarette is gone, its staff shared a few recipes with The Times through the years, including those for its beef noodles and curry chicken turnovers.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
Those tasty cubes of beef sauteed in olive oil, onions, garlic, carrots, mushrooms and wine, served with homemade noodles.
—Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Just like other Kraft Mac and Cheese iterations, fans just have to cook the noodles in boiling water, drain, add butter or milk before pouring in the cheese mixture and mixing.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Over the summer, Milk Market added Konjo Ethiopian Food, The Lucky Bird fried chicken and YumCha, a noodles and dumplings concept by ChoLon owner Lon Symensma.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noodles
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Can't believe that after 10 years of us basing our most damning investigations on cell phone data, these idiots are still doing it.—
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That's the deterrent for the idiots.—
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So uncompromising as to turn hard heads into soft behinds.—
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Wiser heads, though, can see that the fraud also robbed funds from those who needed them the most and that rooting out fraud should not be a partisan issue.—
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Overwhelmingly, though, the most common response was to seek confirmation of their suspicions that Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were morons.—
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There are worse things than watching Black, Rudd, and Zahn play three gormless morons on a mid-life misadventure, but almost every scene and setpiece is constructed with a haphazardness that blunders away their charm.—
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But for all you who aren’t a fan of olives, other options include seasonal veggies, salad, giant beans or a marinated beet salad.—
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Include fiber-rich foods, such as vegetables, whole grains, beans, lentils, nuts, and seeds.—
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Becker, 31, is one of the few young adults pursuing the fading art, which sees her sharing a stage with two dummies named Jerry and Ronnie.—
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Step inside the plant with these photos to see the step-by-step process of developing the dummies.—
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Investigators later searched the Ephrata home and storage unit of Jonathan Christ Gerlach, 34, and reported finding more than 100 human skulls, long bones, mummified hands and feet, two decomposing torsos and other skeletal items.—
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The players all pair up, with one of them getting locked in a cage while their partner has to find and stack ten skulls to free them.—
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The full order for picks 19-32 will be decided by playoff results — teams eliminated in the wild-card round will be placed into slots 19-24; divisional-round losers will hold picks 25-28, and so on.—
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Dominic Tierney is an expert on losers—in the best possible way.—
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Keeping your elbows close to your torso, use your biceps (the muscles on the front of your arms, between your elbows and shoulders) to draw both dumbbells up toward your shoulders.—
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That includes rare discounts on Hoka sneakers, Garmin’s Fenix 8 and reliable dumbbells for home workouts.—
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“Noodles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noodles. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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