English Explanatory Dictionary

canoodle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To caress, fondle, or pet (someone); also, to have sexual intercourse with (someone); to make love with.
  2. To cajole or persuade (someone).
  3. Of a person: to caress, fondle, or pet another person; of two people: to caress, fondle, or pet each other; also, to have sexual intercourse; to make love.
noun
  1. A caress, a cuddle, a hug.
noun
  1. A donkey.
  2. A foolish lover; also (generally) a fool.

Pronunciation

/kəˈnuːdl̩/ /kəˈnud(ə)l/ En-us-canoodle.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-canoodle.wav

Word forms

canoodle canoodles canoodling canoodled cannoodle conoodle kanoodle

Etymology

The origin of the verb is uncertain; the following possibilities have been suggested: * From a blend of ca(ress) + noodle (“to engage in frivolous behavior; to fool around or waste time; to mess around, to play”). * From German knuddeln (“to cuddle; (originally) to embrace tightly”); or related to Low German knuddle (“a clump, a knot”), a diminutive of knude, related to Old High German knodo, knoto (“a knot”) (modern German Knoten (“knot”)); ultimate etymology unknown. Compare also Norwegian Bokmål knulle (“to fuck”), Swedish knulla (“to fuck”), both from Proto-Germanic *knuzlijaną (“to beat; to mash”) (and also compare the semantics of the Scandinavian cognates of fuck). The noun is probably derived from the verb.

Synonyms

feel up grope touch up canoodle caress chuckle coax cosset dally dandle dawt faddle fond fondle grabble nantle pet pettle shift smuggle tiddle worship inveigle sweet-talk wheedle blandander blandish butter up cajole fast-talk carny collogue croodle engle fleech honey around honey up hum ingle soap soft-sawder soft-soap stroke tweedle twist whilly word

Derived words

canoodler canoodling
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