noddy

noun, plural nod·dies.

1. any of several dark-bodied terns of the genera Anous and Micranous found about the coasts and islands in warm seas of both the New and Old Worlds, often so tame as to seem stupid.
2. a fool or simpleton; noodle.

noun plural -dies

1. any of several tropical terns of the genus Anous, esp A. stolidus (common noddy), typically having a dark plumage
2. a fool or dunce

noun plural -dies

1. (usually plural) television film footage of an interviewer’s reactions to comments made by an interviewee, used in editing the interview after it has been recorded

adjective

1. informal very easy to use or understand; simplistic