noogie
/ˈnuɡi/
noun
- A playful or rough act of rubbing one's knuckles on someone's head, often as a prank or sign of affection.
- The kids laughed when their uncle playfully gave each of them a noogie.
- My older brother gave me a noogie after I beat him at video games.
- He dodged the noogie and ran away, laughing.
verb
- To give someone a noogie; to rub one's knuckles on someone's head playfully or roughly.
- She threatened to noogie her little cousin if he didn't stop teasing her.
- He noogied his friend as a joke, but she didn't think it was funny.
- The older kids would noogie the new student until a teacher stopped them.