noddle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an informal British expression for head or mind
    • use your noddle

WordNet

Nod"dle noun
Etymology
OE. nodil, nodle; perh. fr. nod, because the head is the nodding part of the body, or perh. akin to E. knot; cf. Prov. E. nod the nape of the neck.
Definitions
  1. The head; -- used jocosely or contemptuously. now usu. noodle (not in W1913) or noggin
    Come, master, I have a project in my noddle. L'Estrange.
  2. The back part of the head or neck. Obs.
    For occasion ... turneth a bald noddle, after she hath presented her locks in front, and no hold taken. Bacon.

Webster 1913