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noun (sometimes used with a singular verb) Informal.
a large quantity: oodles of love; oodles of money.
Origin:
1865–70; origin uncertain
1865–70; origin uncertain
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Word Origin & History
oodles
"lots," 1869, Amer.Eng., perhaps from the caboodle in kit and caboodle (see kit).
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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