noogies
Scalp knuckle grinds
Noogies is the plural of noogie, a playful form of minor torment where someone rubs their knuckles against another person's scalp, typically while holding the victim in a headlock.
It's associated with roughhousing among children and siblings: My older brother used to give me noogies until I cried.
The singular also appears as a verb: He noogied me in front of my friends.
Playful, mild ridicule
- roughhousingRowdy physical play
- pranksPlayful mischievous acts
- gigglesShort, silly laughs
- horseplayBoisterous rough behavior
joshing · banter · antics · goofing · silliness · jesting · tomfoolery · clowning
Finger-to-hand joint
- scalpSkin covering skull
- headlockRestraining grip around neck
- fistTightly closed hand
- rubbingApplying pressure while moving
grinding · hair · skull · friction · scrubbing · head · pressure · twist
Yielding to another's will
- pecking orderSocial dominance arrangement
- older siblingFamily member born earlier
- hazingAbusive initiation practices
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
assert · overpower · pin down · wedgie · swirlie · torment · pick on
Fellow offspring
- schoolyardOutdoor area at school
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- recessPause in activity
- brothersMale children of same parents
cousins · sleepover · summer camp · locker room · bus ride · backyard · treehouse · neighborhood kids
teasing
Playful, mild ridicule
- roughhousingRowdy physical play
- pranksPlayful mischievous acts
- gigglesShort, silly laughs
horseplay · joshing · banter · antics · goofing · silliness · jesting · tomfoolery · clowning · ribbing
knuckle
Finger-to-hand joint
rubbing · grinding · hair · skull · friction · scrubbing · head · pressure · twist
submission
Yielding to another's will
- pecking orderSocial dominance arrangement
- older siblingFamily member born earlier
- hazingAbusive initiation practices
initiation · assert · overpower · pin down · wedgie · swirlie · torment · pick on
siblings
Fellow offspring
- schoolyardOutdoor area at school
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- recessPause in activity
brothers · cousins · sleepover · summer camp · locker room · bus ride · backyard · treehouse · neighborhood kids · bunk beds
- roughhousingroughhouse, roughhousing, rough play, rough and tumble, horseplay
- school mischiefspitballs, note passing, passing notes, cheating, copying
- teasingtease, teasing, rib, ribbing, josh
- crude humorpoop jokes, burp jokes, toilet humor, potty humor, bathroom humor