noogie

noogie

1. noun The act of rubbing one's knuckles forcefully against another's scalp, typically as a playful prank. My older brother always gives me a noogie whenever I see him.
2. noun To rub one's knuckles on another's scalp in such a manner. Each of the fours boys took turns noogying their friend.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

noogie

n. a painful rubbing of someone’s scalp with the knuckles. Bob gave Bill a noogie and Bill punched him in the gut.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • goose
  • goosed
  • skin
  • skin me
  • skinhead
  • skins
  • get (one's) knuckles rapped
  • get knuckles rapped
References in periodicals archive
My last three punches had been warded off, and Victor blindsided me, a noogie to the ribs.
At the end of the day, on the way out--of course!--he grabbed me and administered a vigorous nuclear noogie. I am so blessed.
And except for all those Courier and Press readers, who understood full well that they had just gotten the big noogie as thanks for their years of loyalty.
Madison, WI, March 31, 2016 --(PR.com)-- Joel McHale, widely known for his comedic roles in Community and E!s The Soup, is coming to the Orpheum Theater in Madison on April 23, 2016 to join the fight against cancer in the best possible way - through humor - at Noogie Night 2016.
Don't let him give you a "noogie;" it'll be permanent.
What had in the past been primarily verbal confrontations increasingly became physical ones, and even lighthearted interactions routinely involved headlocks, noogies, hip-checks, and hard slaps on the head.
Cyber Bully is the second in the series followed by Notes on Noogies, Wetwillies and Wedgies.
Of course, there's always the possibility that Lucic's bruising play - he scored a takedown of the Islanders' Matthew Spiller in his first NHL fight, getting in a few noogies at the finish - eventually could merit a regular shift, which would solve everyone's problem.
It remains unknown whether wedgie sores, "noogies," or "purple nurples" would qualify as reportable injuries.
You might be tempted to say "tough noogies" when these requests arrive, but remember, if these folks can't meet their bills and go broke, you'll be out of a job.
Most of the rest of us would say that 'tough noogies' is not the appropriate response.
Disc 3, Mushroom Soup, is packed with drug induced noogies as Britain picked up the narcotic baton from San Francisco.
I welcome a subdued campaign, free of verbal wedgies and noogies. However, the presidential candidates desire to control what is said and how it is said -- what to feed the public and what to deny it -- leading to a lot of speculation or fluff from the press.
A number of nice character-specific touches include Short Round's kicks, Indy's habit of giving enemies noogies and Henry Sr.
Tough noogies. In most states, a request can't be denied based on who the requestor is or how the information will be used (except in the case of commercial mailing lists in some states).