What is "noddies"

Noddy \Nod"dy\, n.; pl. Noddies. [Prob. fr. nod to incline the head, either as in assent, or from drowsiness.]

1. A simpleton; a fool.
   --L'Estrange.

   Syn: tomnoddy.

2. (Zo["o]l.)

   1. Any tern of the genus Anous, as Anous stolidus.

   2. The arctic fulmar ( Fulmarus glacialis). Sometimes also applied to other sea birds.

3. An old game at cards.
   --Halliwell.

4. A small two-wheeled one-horse vehicle.

5. 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.

n. (noddy English)

Noddies could refer to:

• Noddy (tern)
• Noddy (TV interview technique)