canoodle
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ca·noo·dle

intransitive verb \kə-ˈnü-dəl\
ca·noo·dledca·noo·dling \-ˈnü-dliŋ, -ˈnü-dəl-iŋ\

Definition of CANOODLE

: 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

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