noun
- a playful or annoying rubbing of someone's head or scalp with the knuckles
Usage: informal; chiefly North American
verb
- to give someone a noogie; to rub someone's head or scalp with the knuckles
Usage: informal; chiefly North American
Examples
- The older boy gave his little brother a noogie as a joke.
- Stop noogieing me—it hurts!
- He threatened to noogie anyone who made fun of his haircut.
- She playfully noogied him on the back of the head.
- Getting a noogie from your friends is a rite of passage in middle school.
- Don't noogie your sister or you'll be in trouble.