NODDY

Noddy

Noddy is a character created by English children's author Enid Blyton, originally published between 1949 and 1963. Television shows based on the character have run on British television since 1955 and continue to appear to this day.

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noddy

Noun

  1. A stupid or silly person.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. Any of several stout-bodied, gregarious terns of the genera Anous and Procelsterna, found in tropical seas.
  2. A small two-wheeled vehicle drawn by a single horse.
  3. 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.
  4. An old card game.

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. A cutaway scene of a television interviewer nodding, used to cover an editing gap in an interview.
    Noddies are often filmed after the interview in question has finished.


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