"danger noodle" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "From the jocular likening of the long, thin, tubular shape of a snake to a noodle, with the \"danger\" referencing the threats posed by venomous and constricting species.",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "ref": "2019, Keith Ammann, The Monsters Know What They're Doing: Combat Tactics for Dungeon Masters, Simon & Schuster, page 36",
          "text": "[…] but you can also feel free to base your decision entirely on the emotional reaction you want to elicit from your players: Do you want icky-creepy-get-it-away-from-me (one square full of writhing danger noodles), moderate freakout (four crocs), or full-scale panic attack (eight king cobras)?",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019, Bethany Hoeflich, “Soul Bonds are a Witch”, in A Bond of Words: 29 Short Stories, Scout Media, page 119",
          "text": "Yeah, right. The only thing I was going to become acquainted with was a one-way bus ticket to Nopeville. I was not sharing any kind of magical bond with this danger noodle.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019, Scott Turner, Hike the Parks: Joshua Tree National Park: Best Day Hikes, Walks, and Sights, Mountaineers Books, page 44",
          "text": "Despite their fierce reputation, rattlesnakes (a.k.a. danger noodles) are rather shy and retiring, and they will avoid you at all costs.",
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      "glosses": [
        "A snake."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Internet slang, humorous) A snake."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "murder noodle"
        }
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nope rope"
        }
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  "word": "danger noodle"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "From the jocular likening of the long, thin, tubular shape of a snake to a noodle, with the \"danger\" referencing the threats posed by venomous and constricting species.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "danger noodles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "word": "murder noodle"
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        {
          "ref": "2019, Keith Ammann, The Monsters Know What They're Doing: Combat Tactics for Dungeon Masters, Simon & Schuster, page 36",
          "text": "[…] but you can also feel free to base your decision entirely on the emotional reaction you want to elicit from your players: Do you want icky-creepy-get-it-away-from-me (one square full of writhing danger noodles), moderate freakout (four crocs), or full-scale panic attack (eight king cobras)?",
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        {
          "ref": "2019, Bethany Hoeflich, “Soul Bonds are a Witch”, in A Bond of Words: 29 Short Stories, Scout Media, page 119",
          "text": "Yeah, right. The only thing I was going to become acquainted with was a one-way bus ticket to Nopeville. I was not sharing any kind of magical bond with this danger noodle.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019, Scott Turner, Hike the Parks: Joshua Tree National Park: Best Day Hikes, Walks, and Sights, Mountaineers Books, page 44",
          "text": "Despite their fierce reputation, rattlesnakes (a.k.a. danger noodles) are rather shy and retiring, and they will avoid you at all costs.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "(Internet slang, humorous) A snake."
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  "word": "danger noodle"
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