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canoodling

[kuh-nood-l] Origin

ca·noo·dle

[kuh-nood-l]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -dled, -dling. Slang.
caress, fondle, or pet amorously.

Origin:
1855–60; perhaps ca(ress) + noodle2

ca·noo·dler, noun
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Word Origin & History

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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