nookie
/ˈnʊki/noun
nookie is spelled N-O-O-K-I-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nookie means “Sex or other sexual activity, especially if illicit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nookie is nookies.
How many letters and syllables are in nookie?
| Letters | 6: N-O-O-K-I-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 91,522nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is nookie?
Nookie appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce nookie?
- /ˈnʊki/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-nookie.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nookie
- nooky
- nookies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nookie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangSex or other sexual activity, especially if illicit.
I came home early and caught them on the couch having a bit of nookie.
- 2
slangAn attractive woman, when considered as a sex object.
- 3
USA pacifier.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nookie in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sexual intercourse:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | baise |
| German | Schäferstündchen, Fick, Geschlechtsverkehr |
| Spanish | polvo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does nookie come from?
Possibly from Dutch neuken (“to fuck”). Compare cognate and synonymous German Low German nöken, nucken.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).