canoodle

ca·noo·dle

verb \kə-ˈnü-d^əl\

ca·noo·dledca·noo·dling\-ˈnü-dliŋ, -ˈnü-d^əl-iŋ\

Definition of CANOODLE

intransitive verb

: pet, fondle <lovers canoodling in the park>

Examples of CANOODLE

1. Two lovers were canoodling on a park bench.

Origin of CANOODLE

perhaps from English dialect canoodle, noun, donkey, fool, foolish lover

First Known Use: 1859

Rhymes with CANOODLE

caboodle, flapdoodle, paludal, toy poodle