canoodle

[ kuh-nood-l ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Slang.

, ca·noo·dled, ca·noo·dling.

1. to caress, fondle, or pet amorously.

canoodle

/ kəˈnuːdəl /

verb

1. slang.
   introften foll bywith to kiss and cuddle; pet; fondle

Derived Forms

• caˈnoodler, noun

Other Words From

• ca·noodler 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.

From Salon

Grand Park’s Lovers Rock Canoodle and/or cavort with your significant other at this free and family-friendly outing that features live music and DJ sets, a pop-up art gallery, a photo booth and more.

From Los Angeles Times

It wasn’t the Poconos’ fault people would rather backpack through Europe than canoodle in a heart-shaped hot tub in Pennsylvania.

From Washington Post

From the wordless opening montage, in which the camera of cinematographer Eric Gautier swirls, intoxicatedly, around Sara and Jean as they splash and swim and kiss and canoodle in the impossibly crystal-clear waters of an otherwise empty beach.

From Washington Post

In one clever bit of staging, Hamlet tarries in the forefront as the king and queen canoodle in back and guards race by mid-stage between them, fresh from sighting the former king’s ghost.

From New York Times