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pool noodle

noun

Etymology

From pool + noodle.

  1. derived from *mey-✻ — “little, small”
  2. derived from minutulus — “very small, tiny”
  3. derived from menùdli — “small dough dumpling in soup”
  4. derived from *knappō✻ — “knob; boy”
  5. derived from knodo
  6. derived from knödel — “dumpling; small knot”
  7. borrowed from Nudel — “piece of pasta, noodle”
  8. borrowed from noedel — “noodle”
  9. compounded as pool noodle — “pool + noodle”

Definitions

  1. A long, slender tube or rod, extruded from buoyant foam and usually brightly coloured,…

    A long, slender tube or rod, extruded from buoyant foam and usually brightly coloured, used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools.

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