canoodle
l verb (used with object), verb (used without object), ca·noo·dled, ca·noo·dling. Slang.
caress, fondle, or pet amorously.
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| —vb (often foll by with) | |
| slang to kiss and cuddle; pet; fondle | |
| [C19: of unknown origin] | |
| ca'noodler | |
| —n | |
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canoodle
by 1850s, "to indulge in caresses and fondling endearments" [OED], U.S. slang, of uncertain origin. The earliest known source is 1859, British, identifying the word as American.
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