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oo⋅dles

[ood-lz]
–noun (sometimes used with a singular verb) Informal.
a large quantity: oodles of love; oodles of money.

Origin:
1865–70; orig. uncert.
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oo·dles   (ōōd'lz)   
pl.n.   Informal
A great amount or number: oodles of fun.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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oodles [ˈudlæz]

  1. n.
    lots (of something). : I don't have oodles, but I have enough to keep me happy.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

oodles 
"lots," 1869, Amer.Eng., perhaps from the caboodle in kit and caboodle (see kit).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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