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noogie
/ˈnʊɡi/
noun 1verb 1
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1VERB + NOOGIE
get, give
Definitions
noun
1
An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly.
give someone a noogie
get a noogie
verb
1
To perform a noogie on.
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give someone a noogie
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get a noogie
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Marti Page: Mom, is Grandpa Walter going to give me noogies? Susan Page: Of course he's going to give you noogies. He loves giving you noogies. That's how he tells you he loves you. Little Neal Page:
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In an oddly brotherly drunken gesture, Cole tried to give his roommate a noogie.
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