tommy noddyn.

Brit.

/ˌtɒmɪ ˈnɒdi/, U.S.

/ˌtɑmi ˈnɑdi/, Scottish English

/ˌtɔmɪ ˈnɔdɪ/, Manx English

/ˌtɒmi ˈnɒdi/

Forms:

α. 1800s tommie noddy, 1800s tommie nodie, 1800s tommy noddie, 1800s tommy nody, 1800s– tommy noddy.

β. Scottish 1800s– tammie noddie.

Also with capital initial(s).

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Tommy , noddy n.¹

Etymology: < the male forename Tommy (see Tommy n.¹) + noddy n.¹ (perhaps as alteration of tammie norie n.), probably with allusion to the bird's distinctive and somewhat comical appearance. Compare Tomnoddy n.The β. forms show alteration after the male forename Tammie, Scots variant of Tommy (see tammie norie n.).

Chiefly English regional (northern), Scottish, and Manx English.

1. The puffin, Fratercula artica; = Tomnoddy n. 1.

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1769 J. Wallis Nat. Hist. Northumberland I. 341 (note) Coulterneb. Tommy Noddy. Northumbr.

1805 G. Barry Hist. Orkney iii. i. 305 The Puffin..or tommy noddie of this place, is seen very often.

1829 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words (new ed.) 310 Tommy-noddy, the coulter-neb, or puffin.

1833 P. J. Selby Illustr. Brit. Ornithol. II. 439 Common Puffin...Provincial—Pope, Mullet, Coulterneb, Gulder-head, Bottle-nose, Marrot, Sea Parrot, Tammie Norie, Tommy-nody, Tommey, Bass Cock, Ailsa Cock, Cockandy.

1854 Zoologist 12 4252 I have often seen tame pigeons put themselves in most ludicrous attitudes, and the Tommy Noddy (puffin) do the same thing.

1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 142/2 Tommy-noddy, the Puffin (Fratercula artica). Till recently no other name was used in Cleveland, but latterly I have heard the name ‘Sea Parrot’ given.

1974 S. Dobson Geordie Dict. 68 Tommy noddy, the Puffin... A number of these birds breed on the Farne Islands, laying their eggs in old rabbit burrows.

2000 Jrnl. (Newcastle) (Nexis) 18 Mar. (Environment section) 33 The ledges and grassy mounds of our offshore islands have begun to sparkle with displaying tommy noddies and penguin look-a-likes.

2014 @MagneticFlea 13 July in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Tommy noddies getting radge at one another.

2. A foolish or stupid person. Cf. Tomnoddy n. 2. Now rare.

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the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun]

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fannybaws2000

1774 Contest Acct. Dispute between Magistrates & Burgesses, Newcastle upon Tyne xiv. 18 They know Mr Phipps to be an able senator, and no man, (not even a Tommy Noddy) can say he is a dishonest one.

1785 ‘Titus’ Caps Well Fit lviii. 33 Your wit is such, To call him—Tommy Noddy; For, if you look, in Reason's book, He's neither soul nor body.

1834 Fraser's Mag. Jan. 71/1 That half-fool look..which so particularly characterises him, his grotesque and slovenly style of dress, and the tame and booby-like air whenever he attempts to open his mouth, present a perfect picture of a Tommy Noddy.

1894 H. Caine Manxman xiii. 389 I'll have my money back. The ould psalm-singing Tommy Noddy! did he think he was lifting the collection?

1924 A. W. Moore Vocab. Anglo-Manx Dial. 193 Tommy-Noddy, a puffin, a simpleton. Sittin like a tommy-noddy.

1995 T. Michaels Once an Outlaw (1997) vi. 78 Why, you overblown tommy noddy!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tommy noddy
释义	tommy noddyn. Brit. /ˌtɒmɪ ˈnɒdi/, U.S. /ˌtɑmi ˈnɑdi/, Scottish English /ˌtɔmɪ ˈnɔdɪ/, Manx English /ˌtɒmi ˈnɒdi/ Forms: α. 1800s tommie noddy, 1800s tommie nodie, 1800s tommy noddie, 1800s tommy nody, 1800s– tommy noddy. β. Scottish 1800s– tammie noddie. Also with capital initial(s). Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Tommy , noddy n.¹ Etymology: < the male forename Tommy (see Tommy n.¹) + noddy n.¹ (perhaps as alteration of tammie norie n.), probably with allusion to the bird's distinctive and somewhat comical appearance. Compare Tomnoddy n.The β. forms show alteration after the male forename Tammie, Scots variant of Tommy (see tammie norie n.). Chiefly English regional (northern), Scottish, and Manx English. 1. The puffin, Fratercula artica; = Tomnoddy n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Alcidae (auks) > [noun] > fratercula arctica (puffin) scout1596 willock1606 bottlenose1620 parrot1664 sea-parrot1664 guldenhead1676 coulterneb1678 mullet1678 puffin1678 cockandy1684 sea-coulter1684 bowger1698 norie1701 tammie norie1701 popea1705 lunda1744 rock-bird1765 puffin-auk1768 tommy noddy1769 Tomnoddy1771 Tommya1777 Tomnorry1793 Tommy1828 sea-owl1842 1769 J. Wallis Nat. Hist. Northumberland I. 341 (note) Coulterneb. Tommy Noddy. Northumbr. 1805 G. Barry Hist. Orkney iii. i. 305 The Puffin..or tommy noddie of this place, is seen very often. 1829 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words (new ed.) 310 Tommy-noddy, the coulter-neb, or puffin. 1833 P. J. Selby Illustr. Brit. Ornithol. II. 439 Common Puffin...Provincial—Pope, Mullet, Coulterneb, Gulder-head, Bottle-nose, Marrot, Sea Parrot, Tammie Norie, Tommy-nody, Tommey, Bass Cock, Ailsa Cock, Cockandy. 1854 Zoologist 12 4252 I have often seen tame pigeons put themselves in most ludicrous attitudes, and the Tommy Noddy (puffin) do the same thing. 1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 142/2 Tommy-noddy, the Puffin (Fratercula artica). Till recently no other name was used in Cleveland, but latterly I have heard the name ‘Sea Parrot’ given. 1974 S. Dobson Geordie Dict. 68 Tommy noddy, the Puffin... A number of these birds breed on the Farne Islands, laying their eggs in old rabbit burrows. 2000 Jrnl. (Newcastle) (Nexis) 18 Mar. (Environment section) 33 The ledges and grassy mounds of our offshore islands have begun to sparkle with displaying tommy noddies and penguin look-a-likes. 2014 @MagneticFlea 13 July in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Tommy noddies getting radge at one another. 2. A foolish or stupid person. Cf. Tomnoddy n. 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] dizzyc825 cang?c1225 foolc1225 apec1330 mopc1330 saddle-goosec1346 mis-feelinga1382 foltc1390 mopec1390 fona1400 buffardc1430 fopc1440 joppec1440 fonda1450 fondlinga1450 insipienta1513 plume of feathers1530 bobolynec1540 dizzard1546 Little Witham?1548 nodc1563 dawkin1565 cocknel1566 nigion1570 niddicock1577 nodcock1577 cuckoo1581 Jack with the feather1581 niddipol1582 noddyship?1589 stirkc1590 fonkin1591 Gibraltar1593 fopper1598 noddypeak1598 coxcombry1600 simple1600 gowka1605 nup1607 fooliaminy1608 silly ass1608 dosser-head1612 dor1616 glow-worm1624 liripipea1625 doodle1629 sop1637 spalt1639 fool's head1650 buffle1655 Jack Adams1656 bufflehead1659 nincompoopc1668 bavian1678 nokes1679 foolanea1681 cod1699 hulver-head1699 nigmenog1699 single ten1699 mud1703 dowf1722 foolatum1740 silly billy1749 tommy noddy1774 arsec1785 nincom1800 silly1807 slob1810 omadhaun1818 potwalloper1820 mosy1824 amadan1825 gump1825 gype1825 oonchook1825 prawn1845 suck-egg1851 goosey1852 nowmun1854 pelican1856 poppy-show1860 buggerlugs1861 damfool1881 mudhead1882 yob1886 peanut head1891 haggis bag1892 poop1893 gazob1906 mush1906 wump1908 zob1911 gorm1912 goof1916 goofus1916 gubbins1916 dumb cluck1922 twat1922 B.F.1925 goofer1925 bird brain1926 berk1929 Berkeley1929 Berkeley Hunt1929 ding1929 loogan1929 stupido1929 poop-stick1930 nelly1931 droop1932 diddy1933 slappy1937 goof ball1938 get1940 poon1940 tonk1941 clot1942 yuck1943 possum1945 gobdaw1947 momo1953 nig-nog1953 plonker1955 weenie1956 nong-nong1959 Berkshire Hunt1960 balloon1965 doofus1965 dork1965 nana1965 shit-for-brains1966 schmoll1967 tosspot1967 lunchbox1969 doof1971 tonto1973 dorkus1979 motorhead1979 mouth-breather1979 wally1980 wally brain1981 der-brain1983 langer1983 numpty1985 sotong1988 fanny1995 fannybaws2000 1774 Contest Acct. Dispute between Magistrates & Burgesses, Newcastle upon Tyne xiv. 18 They know Mr Phipps to be an able senator, and no man, (not even a Tommy Noddy) can say he is a dishonest one. 1785 ‘Titus’ Caps Well Fit lviii. 33 Your wit is such, To call him—Tommy Noddy; For, if you look, in Reason's book, He's neither soul nor body. 1834 Fraser's Mag. Jan. 71/1 That half-fool look..which so particularly characterises him, his grotesque and slovenly style of dress, and the tame and booby-like air whenever he attempts to open his mouth, present a perfect picture of a Tommy Noddy. 1894 H. Caine Manxman xiii. 389 I'll have my money back. The ould psalm-singing Tommy Noddy! did he think he was lifting the collection? 1924 A. W. Moore Vocab. Anglo-Manx Dial. 193 Tommy-Noddy, a puffin, a simpleton. Sittin like a tommy-noddy. 1995 T. Michaels Once an Outlaw (1997) vi. 78 Why, you overblown tommy noddy! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1769
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