Canoodle Definition
kə-no͝odl
canoodled, canoodles, canoodling
verb
To engage in caressing, petting, or lovemaking.
American Heritage
To embrace, kiss, fondle, etc. in making love; pet; neck.
Webster's New World
To win over or convince by cajoling or flattering; wheedle.
American Heritage
Origin of Canoodle
Origin Unknown; compare Swedish knulla (“to fornicate”), German knuddeln (“to cuddle”). Folk etymology cites the use of two person canoes as an activity to escape the presence of a chaperon by couples during Victorian and Edwardian times, and the activities such privacy allowed.
From Wiktionary
Akin to English dialectal canoodle donkey, fool, one who is foolish in love
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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