"wet-noodle" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun|head=wet-noodle}} wet-noodle
  1. (attributive) Wet noodle. Tags: attributive
    Sense id: en-wet-noodle-en-noun-A57wb~JH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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