Phrase guide

pool noodle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: noodle

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pool + noodle.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 游泳棒 (yóuyǒngbàng) — long, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools
  • Chinese Mandarin: 浮條 /浮条 (fútiáo) — long, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools
  • Finnish: lötköpötkö — long, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools
  • French: frite — long, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools
  • French: nouille de piscine — long, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools
  • German: Poolnudel — long, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools
  • German: Schwimmnudel — long, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools
  • Hungarian: úszónudli — long, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools
  • Hungarian: vízinudli — long, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools
  • Hungarian: úszórúd — long, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools
  • Polish: makaronik — long, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools
  • Portuguese: boia espaguete — long, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools
  • Portuguese: boia macarrão — long, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools
  • Spanish: tubo flotador — long, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools
  • Spanish: churro de piscina — long, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools