noodleとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Its early plural form noodlejees suggests a Dutch origin; from Dutch noedel (“noodle”)^[1], from German Nudel (“piece of pasta, noodle”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from an alteration of German Knödel (“dumpling”), from German Knoten (“knot”) or from Latin minutulus (“very small, tiny”) in the sense of "to chop (food) into small pieces"^[2] or Latin nodulus (“little knot”). The senses "fool" and "brain, head" are probably unrelated.^[3]

発音

• IPA^(key): /nuːdl̩/
• 韻: -uːdəl

名詞

noodle (複数形 noodles)

1. (usually in the plural) a string or strip of pasta

   She slurped a long noodle up out of her soup.

2. (colloquial, dated) a person with poor judgement; a fool
   • 1839, Sydney Smith, The Works of Sydney Smith : Preface

     the chuckling grin of noodles

   • 1854, Charles Dickens, Hard Times

     If that portrait could speak, sir — but it has the advantage over the original of not possessing the power of committing itself and disgusting others, — it would testify, that a long period has elapsed since I first habitually addressed it as the picture of a noodle.

3. (colloquial) the brain, the head
4. (colloquial) a pool noodle

使用する際の注意点

Udon: called noodles in the UK and US.

Fusilli: called noodles in the US only.

In British English, noodle is chiefly used to describe Asian-style products comprising long, thin strands of dough. In American English, noodle can also refer to a range of European-style products which in British English would only be referred to as pasta.^[4]

引用

For quotations using this term, see Citations:noodle.

派生語

参考

• pasta
• noddle
• Thesaurus:noodle

動詞

noodle (三人称単数 現在形 noodles, 現在分詞 noodling, 過去形および過去分詞形 noodled)

1. To think or ponder.

   He noodled over the problem for a day or two before making a decision.

   "Noodle that thought around for a while" said Dr. Johnson to his Biblical Interpretations class.

2. To fiddle, play with, or mess around.

   If the machine is really broken, noodling with the knobs is not going to fix it.

3. To improvise music.

   He has been noodling with that trumpet all afternoon, and every bit of it sounds awful.

   • 2020 November 9, Gwen Ihnat, “With McCartney III, Paul McCartney offers lessons from a legendary life”, in The A.V. Club:

     We’ve learned the prospective danger of Macca noodling around in the studio from McCartney III’s predecessors—“Wonderful Christmastime” came out of the McCartney II sessions, after all.

4. (fishing) To fish (usually for very large catfish) without any equipment other than the fisherman's own body

   Fred had several lacerations on his hands from noodling for flathead in the river.

6. (Australia) To fossick, especially for opals.
   • 1989, Association for Industrial Archaeology, Industrial archaeology review, Volume 12,

     On the Olympic Field the tour-group is permitted to ‘noodle’ (hunt for opals) on the waste or mullock heaps ...

   • 1994, RonMoon, Outback Australia: a Lonely Planet Australia guide:

     In Coober Pedy, noodling for opals is generally discouraged, although a few tourist spots, such as the Old Timers Mine, have noodle pits open to the public.

   • 2006, Marele Day, Susan Bradley Smith, Fay Knight (editors), Making Waves: 10 Years of the Byron Bay Writers Festival ,

     We learn how Lennon used to noodle (fossick) for opal as a kid, how camels were for a long time the only form of transportation, and where the name 'Coober Pedy' came from.

同意語

• (fishing): guddle

派生語

• noodler

参照