Noddy vs. Toddy

Noddynoun

A stupid or silly person.

Toddynoun

(dated) The sweet sap from any of several tropical trees fermented to make an alcoholic drink.

Noddynoun

Any of several stout-bodied, gregarious terns of the genera Anous and Procelsterna, found in tropical seas.

Toddynoun

A juice drawn from various kinds of palms in the East Indies; or, a spirituous liquor procured from it by fermentation.

Noddynoun

(dated) A small two-wheeled vehicle drawn by a single horse.

Toddynoun

A mixture of spirit and hot water sweetened.

Noddynoun

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.

Toddynoun

a mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices and served hot

Noddynoun

An old card game.

Noddynoun

(television) A cutaway scene of a television interviewer nodding, used to cover an editing gap in an interview.

‘Noddies are often filmed after the interview in question has finished.’;

Noddynoun

A simpleton; a fool.

Noddynoun

Any tern of the genus Anous, as Anous stolidus.

Noddynoun

An old game at cards.

Noddynoun

A small two-wheeled one-horse vehicle.

Noddynoun

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.