noun
noodle
A person's head or brain, informally.
I use my noodle to figure out this tricky puzzle.
Etymology
The older insult for a foolish person developed into a slang name for the head or brain. A connection with the food-name is uncertain.
More examples
- Watch your noodle when you duck under that low branch.
- That math problem really puts my noodle to work.
- She has a new idea rattling around in her noodle.
Forms
noodle · noodles