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noogie

[ noog-ee ]

noun

, Slang.
  1. a light blow or jab, usually to a person's head, back, or upper arm and accompanied by a twisting motion, with the extended knuckle of the curled-up second or third finger: done as a gesture of affection or painfully as a prank.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of noogie1

1975–80; apparently expressive alteration of knuckle; -y 2

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