canoodle

Meanings

Verb

• To caress, pet, feel up, or make love.
• To cajole or persuade.

Noun

• A cuddle, hug, or caress

Origin

• Origin unknown; compare Swedish knulla ("to fuck"), Norwegian Bokmål knulle ("to fuck"), German knuddeln ("to cuddle"). Folk etymology cites the use of two-person canoes as an activity to escape the presence of a chaperon by couples during Victorian and Edwardian times, and the activities such privacy allowed. Supposedly, a "canoe" and "paddle" were used to sail away from the chaperone.