canoodle

[kuh-nood-l]

verb (used with or without object)

Slang.

canoodled, canoodling 

1. to caress, fondle, or pet amorously.

canoodle

/ kəˈnuːdəl /

verb

1. slang,  to kiss and cuddle; pet; fondle

Other Word Forms

• canoodler noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of canoodle¹

1855–60; perhaps ca(ress) + noodle ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of canoodle¹

C19: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

He instructs another friend to give her $150,000 to build a "love nest" where the two of them might canoodle after his release, which may have been news to his wife Debrah Charatan.

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Holmes, 46, shared several photos of the couple canoodling on the sidelines while rooting for the Razorbacks.

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Moments after we saw the grieving widower in tears, he was canoodling with someone he’d just met.

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And although Depp has been caught canoodling with various love interests over the last several years, she has maintained that privacy is important to her.

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We talked and canoodled and made out at the bar as if we were a couple of 17-year-olds under the bleachers.

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