canoodle
pronunciation
How to pronounce canoodle in British English:
UK [kəˈnu:dl]
How to pronounce canoodle in American English:
US [kəˈnudl]
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- Verb:
- slang; fondle or pet affectionately
Word Origin
- canoodle (v.)
- "to indulge in caresses and fondling endearments" [OED], by 1850s, said to be U.S. slang, of uncertain origin. The earliest known sources are British, but they tend to identify the word as American. In the 1830s it seems to have been in use in Britain in a sense of "cheat" or "overpower." Related: Canoodled; canoodling.