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- use (one's) noodle
use (one's) noodle
use (one's) noodle
To use one's own intelligence and intellectual ability; to think logically and rationally. ("Noodle" here is slang for head or brain. Often said as an imperative.) Come on, Dean, I know you can figure this out on your own. Use your noodle for a change! I can't believe you were arrested for selling marijuana. What were you thinking? Why don't you use your noodle once in a while?
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Borghild | | - | Norwegian, Norse Mythology |
| Ruedi | | - | German (Swiss) |
| Maya (3) | | - | Hebrew |
| DÁIrÍNe | | - | Irish |
| Dulce | | DOOL-the (Spanish), DOOL-se (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese |
| Alisa | | ah-LEE-sah (Russian), AH-lee-sah (Finnish) | Russian, Finnish |