canoodle
/kəˈnuːd(ə)l
/verb [no object] informal
Kiss and cuddle amorously: she was caught canoodling with her boyfriend...
- An onlooker revealed, ‘They were cuddling, canoodling and kissing.’
- So they were together, canoodling, and literally kissing and making-out for the paparazzi.
- By the pool, couples are canoodling in red plastic pods which seem to contain water beds.
Origin
Mid 19th century (originally US): of unknown origin.
Rhymes
- director
- directorate
- director general
- directorial
- Director of Public Prosecutions
- director's chair
- director's cut
- directorship
- directory
- directory assistance
- directory enquiries
- direct product
- direct proportion
- direct ratio
- direct response
- directress
- directrice
- directrix
- direct rule
- direct speech
- direct sum
- direct tax
- direful
- direfully
- direly