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wet noodles

wet noodles is the plural of wet noodle.

Meaning of wet noodle

Noun

wet noodle (plural wet noodles)

  1. A noodle that is freshly made, before it dries out and becomes rigid.
  2. A means of enacting a mild or ineffective symbolic punishment.
    • I think I understand police states and things like that. They are not intimidated by being whipped with a wet noodle, and Jackson-Vanik is a wet noodle.1990, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Trade, United States--People's Republic of China (PRC) trade relations
  3. A wimp.
    • I am a wet noodle, she had said sadly to Sister Albertine.1978, The Colorado Quarterly - Volume 27, page 115
  4. Someone or something that is limp, relaxed, or weak.
    • A day in the water in any weather need not turn you into a cold, wet noodle if you suit up in the proper attire.1983, Women's Sports - Volume 5, page ccxiv
  5. (slang) A man with erectile dysfunction.
    • "Don't drink too much tonight. You know what happens when you drink too much." She lowered her voice. "You become a wet noodle."1978, Charles Bukowski, Women, page 235
  6. (slang) A flaccid penis.
    • TONO: A wet noodle. That's the explanation I gave to the desk clerk for having to leave in such a hurry. (He laughs.) A wet noodle. (He makes the gesture with a flaccid finger.) Oh, Jesus, and the guy understood.1981, Modern International Drama - Volumes 15-17, page 25

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Wet noodles is the plural of wet noodle.

Words near wet noodles in the dictionary

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  6. wet noodles
  7. wet nurse
  8. wet nursed
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  10. wet nursing
  11. wet one's beak

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