oodles

American  

[ood-lz] / ˈud lz /

noun

(sometimes used with a singular verb)

1. a large quantity.

   oodles of love; oodles of money.

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oodles British  

/ ˈuːdəlz /

plural noun

1. informal great quantities

   oodles of money

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Etymology

Origin of oodles

First recorded in 1865–70; origin uncertain

Explanation

When you have oodles of something, you have a whole lot of it. If you have a big bowl of spaghetti, then you can say that you have "oodles of noodles." Use the informal oodles when you mean "lots," "tons," or "bunches." If you grow up to have oodles of money, you can buy a huge house with oodles of space for the oodles of puppies you plan to adopt. Of course, you also imagine having oodles of dog nannies to take care of the puppies and clean up after them. Oodles is an American English word that first turned up in nineteenth century Texas.

Example Sentences

Inside its sci-fi trappings — space travel, crazy technology, oodles of extraterrestrials — Pixar’s “Elio” is the story of an outsider kid who finds a new family.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Instead, the speculation has been rewarded with oodles of views and ominous comments about Owens’ willingness to be a harbinger of forbidden truths.

From Slate • Dec. 22, 2025

Los Angeles signs oodles of talented players, loses them to injury or ineptitude, and replaces them with new talented players.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Or even better, they would spare the victims from being retraumatized by instead reading the reports that already exist in the Epstein files, which include oodles of victim testimony, as well as hard evidence.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2025

“Bill is a writer but unlike the rest of us, he has oodles of money.”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Related Words

• lots
• tons