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Definition of Noddy

1. n. A simpleton; a fool.

Definition of Noddy

1. Noun. A stupid or silly person. ¹

2. Noun. Any of several stout-bodied, gregarious terns of the genera ''Anous'' and ''Procelsterna'', found in tropical seas. ¹

3. Noun. (television) A cutaway scene of a television interviewer nodding, that is used to cover an editing gap in an interview. Such scenes are often filmed after the interview in question has finished. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Noddy

1. a fool [n -DIES]

Medical Definition of Noddy

1. Origin: Prob. Fr. Nod to incline the head, either as in assent, or from drowsiness. 1. A simpleton; a fool. 2. Any tern of the genus Anous, as A. Stolidus. The arctic fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis). Sometimes also applied to other sea birds. 3. An old game at cards. 4. A small two-wheeled one-horse vehicle. 5. An inverted pendulum consisting of a short vertical flat spring which supports a rod having a bob at the top; used for detecting and measuring slight horizontal vibrations of a body to which it is attached. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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