canoodlev.
/kəˈnuːd(ə)l/ slang (originally U.S.).
intransitive. To indulge in caresses and fondling endearments. Also formerly transitive, to persuade by endearments or deception.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > love > action of caressing > caress or make a show of affection [verb (intransitive)]
ingle1599
bill1609
smug1813
canoodle1864
mush1919
goo1941
the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > persuade (a person) [verb (transitive)] > wheedle, coax, or cajole
fleechc1425
coyc1490
flatter?a1513
cuittlec1565
smooth1584
ingle1602
cajole1645
collogue1660
wheedle1661
coax1663
to wheedle with1664
to cajole with1665
manage1677
whilly1721
carney1811
whillywha1816
canoodle1864
patise1891
schmear1910
sweet-talk1936
soft-talk1946
snow-job1962
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > speech intended to deceive > beguile, cajole [verb (transitive)]
bicharrea1100
fodea1375
begoc1380
inveiglea1513
to hold in halsc1560
to get within ——1572
cajole1645
to cajole with1665
butter1725
veigle1745
flummer1764
to get round ——1780
to come round ——1784
to get around ——1803
flatter-blind1818
salve1825
to come about1829
round1854
canoodle1864
moody1934
fanny1938
cosy1939
mamaguy1939
snow1943
snow-job1962
1864 G. A. Sala in Temple Bar Dec. 40 He is an adept in that branch of persuasive dialectics known as ‘conoodling’. He will ‘conoodle’ the ladies..into the acquisition of whole packages of gimcrack merchandise.
1879 Punch 15 Mar. 117/2 Then he and the Matchless one struggle, snuggle, and generally conoodle together rapturously.
1894 Mexborough & Swinton Times 2 Feb. 2/7 The money which he had lent in return for the privilege of canoodling his daughter.
1921 H. Walpole Young Enchanted iii. iii She's in there... I'm off on some business of my own for an hour or two, so you can canoodle as much as you damned well please.
Derivatives
caˈnoodler n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > love > action of caressing > [noun] > one who caresses or fondles
fondler1720
caresser1822
faddler1888
canoodler1903
necker1920
1903 ‘Marjoribanks’ Fluff-hunters 172 Two canoodlers tied up in knots and fastened with sealing-wax at the lips.
caˈnoodling n. and adj.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > love > action of caressing > [noun]
dauntingc1400
coying1580
ingling1610
lovering1848
canoodling1859
the mind > emotion > love > action of caressing > [adjective]
fawninga1400
fondling1582
miniard1584
ingling1595
flattering1650
caressinga1774
canoodling1859
caressant1861
1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock 11 a.m. A sly kiss, and a squeeze, and a pressure of the foot or so, and a variety of harmless endearing blandishments, known to our American cousins..under the generic name of ‘conoodling’.
1894 Idler Sept. 207 She is not to be overcome by courting or canoodling.
1903 ‘Marjoribanks’ Fluff-Hunters 49 Though each couple occupied a skiff, they used it for purposes of canoodling.
1919 J. M. Barrie Alice Sit-by-the-Fire i. 31 She's not fond of a canoodlin' way.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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