oodlesn.

Brit.

/ˈuːdlz/, U.S.

/ˈud(ə)lz/

Forms: 1800s oodils, 1800s– oodles.

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps shortened < scadoodles, U.S. slang in the same sense (although this is first attested slightly later: 1869; compare scad n.⁷ b); or perhaps formed after boodle n.¹, caboodle n. For a discussion of various etymological theories see G. L. Cohen in Stud. in Slang (1985) I. 53–9. Eng. Dial. Dict. includes quot. 1892 at its entry for huddle , noun (see huddle n.) but the identification seems at best uncertain.

colloquial (originally U.S.)

Large or unlimited quantities; a very great number or amount of something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > (a) great quantity or amount

felec825

muchc1230

good wone1297

plentyc1300

bushelc1374

sight1390

mickle-whata1393

forcea1400

manynessa1400

multitudea1400

packc1400

a good dealc1430

greata1450

sackful1484

power1489

horseloadc1500

mile1508

lump1523

a deal?1532

peckc1535

heapa1547

mass1566

mass1569

gallon1575

armful1579

cart-load1587

mickle1599

bushelful1600–12

a load1609

wreck1612

parisha1616

herd1618

fair share1650

heapa1661

muchness1674

reams1681

hantle1693

mort1694

doll?1719

lift1755

acre1759

beaucoup1760

ton1770

boxload1795

boatload1807

lot1811

dollop1819

swag1819

faggald1824

screed1826

Niagara1828

wad1828

lashings1829

butt1831

slew1839

ocean1840

any amount (of)1848

rake1851

slather1857

horde1860

torrent1864

sheaf1865

oodlesa1867

dead load1869

scad1869

stack1870

jorum1872

a heap sight1874

firlot1883

oodlings1886

chunka1889

whips1888

God's quantity1895

streetful1901

bag1917

fid1920

fleetful1923

mob1927

bucketload1930

pisspot1944

shitload1954

megaton1957

mob-o-ton1975

gazillion1978

buttload1988

shit ton1991

a1867 in G. W. Harris High Times 176 The brilein chickins an' coffee an' the oodils ove flour.

1887 Cent. Mag. Apr. 846/2 All you lack 's the feathers, and we've got oodles of 'em right here.

1892 J. Barlow Irish Idylls iii. 57 A grand young pig, they'll be gettin' oodles o' money on at the fair afore Lent.

1928 Daily Sketch 7 Aug. 6/2 With oodles of ‘Och Ayes’, more Scots than ever bled with Wallace have flooded the office with caustic correspondence.

1957 Sunday Times 14 Apr. 13/3 Oodles for the rich, and practically nothing for the poor.

1999 BBC Music Mag. Apr. 22/2 Poulenc may have been only a minor figure in music's pantheon, but..[he] continues beyond the grave to give oodles of pleasure.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oodles
释义	oodlesn. Brit. /ˈuːdlz/, U.S. /ˈud(ə)lz/ Forms: 1800s oodils, 1800s– oodles. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps shortened < scadoodles, U.S. slang in the same sense (although this is first attested slightly later: 1869; compare scad n.⁷ b); or perhaps formed after boodle n.¹, caboodle n. For a discussion of various etymological theories see G. L. Cohen in Stud. in Slang (1985) I. 53–9. Eng. Dial. Dict. includes quot. 1892 at its entry for huddle , noun (see huddle n.) but the identification seems at best uncertain. colloquial (originally U.S.) Large or unlimited quantities; a very great number or amount of something. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > (a) great quantity or amount felec825 muchc1230 good wone1297 plentyc1300 bushelc1374 sight1390 mickle-whata1393 forcea1400 manynessa1400 multitudea1400 packc1400 a good dealc1430 greata1450 sackful1484 power1489 horseloadc1500 mile1508 lump1523 a deal?1532 peckc1535 heapa1547 mass1566 mass1569 gallon1575 armful1579 cart-load1587 mickle1599 bushelful1600–12 a load1609 wreck1612 parisha1616 herd1618 fair share1650 heapa1661 muchness1674 reams1681 hantle1693 mort1694 doll?1719 lift1755 acre1759 beaucoup1760 ton1770 boxload1795 boatload1807 lot1811 dollop1819 swag1819 faggald1824 screed1826 Niagara1828 wad1828 lashings1829 butt1831 slew1839 ocean1840 any amount (of)1848 rake1851 slather1857 horde1860 torrent1864 sheaf1865 oodlesa1867 dead load1869 scad1869 stack1870 jorum1872 a heap sight1874 firlot1883 oodlings1886 chunka1889 whips1888 God's quantity1895 streetful1901 bag1917 fid1920 fleetful1923 mob1927 bucketload1930 pisspot1944 shitload1954 megaton1957 mob-o-ton1975 gazillion1978 buttload1988 shit ton1991 a1867 in G. W. Harris High Times 176 The brilein chickins an' coffee an' the oodils ove flour. 1887 Cent. Mag. Apr. 846/2 All you lack 's the feathers, and we've got oodles of 'em right here. 1892 J. Barlow Irish Idylls iii. 57 A grand young pig, they'll be gettin' oodles o' money on at the fair afore Lent. 1928 Daily Sketch 7 Aug. 6/2 With oodles of ‘Och Ayes’, more Scots than ever bled with Wallace have flooded the office with caustic correspondence. 1957 Sunday Times 14 Apr. 13/3 Oodles for the rich, and practically nothing for the poor. 1999 BBC Music Mag. Apr. 22/2 Poulenc may have been only a minor figure in music's pantheon, but..[he] continues beyond the grave to give oodles of pleasure. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1867
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