Etymology

nookie

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Today it means: Sex or other sexual activity, especially if illicit. Full definition →

Dutch neuken
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nookie · noun1

  1. Dutch · borrowed fromneuken“to fuck”
  2. English todaynookie

Possibly from Dutch neuken (“to fuck”). Compare cognate and synonymous German Low German nöken, nucken.

nookie · noun2

  1. German · derived fromNuckel“pacifier; teat”
  2. English todaynookie

Possibly from or related to German Nuckel (“pacifier; teat”), nuckeln (“to suck”), both attested from the 17th century, in which case the German brand name NUK, though officially an acronym, could be named after the generic word.

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