noddify
noddify verb: to make (someone) into a noddy (“silly or stupid person”); to make a fool of, to make a monkey out of.
Verb
noddify (third-person singular simple present noddifies, present participle noddifying, simple past and past participle noddified)
- To make (someone) into a noddy (“silly or stupid person”); to make a fool of, to make a monkey out of.
- If I bee zealous in affection, and iealous of her faithe, I ſmoulder away inwardly, without any remedy: If ſhe make me weare hoꝛnes and I not perceiue it, I am noddified of her, and pointed at of others: and so, they crowne a cuckold with a combe, and this is their deſire.1583, Brian Melbancke, Philotimus. The Warre betwixt Nature and Fortune, London: […] Roger Warde, page 32
- […] ſo as M. Collins who hath deifyed him, calling him the diuine man, might rather haue noddified him, and himſelf for company, when he meant to noddify me.1621, Thomas Fitzherbert, chapter VI, in The Obmvtesce of F. T. to the Epphata of D. Collins, page 145
- Synonyms:
- noddy
Synonyms of noddify
Forms of noddify
| third-person singular present | noddifies |
|---|---|
| present participle | noddifying |
| past participle | noddified |
| past | noddified |
Origin of noddify
From noddy + -fy. First attested in 1583 (see quotations).
Questions about noddify
- What does noddify mean?
- Noddify means to make (someone) into a noddy (“silly or stupid person”); to make a fool of, to make a monkey out of.
- What part of speech is noddify?
- Noddify is a verb.
- What is the past tense of noddify?
- The past tense of noddify is noddified.
Words near noddify in the dictionary
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