different between canoodle vs kanoodle

English

Alternative forms

• kanoodle

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??nu?dl?/
• Rhymes: -u?d?l
• Hyphenation: ca?noo?dle

Verb

canoodle (third-person singular simple present canoodles, present participle canoodling, simple past and past participle canoodled)

1. To caress, pet, feel up, or make love.

   Synonyms: touch up, grope; see also Thesaurus:fondle
2. To cajole or persuade.

   Synonyms: coax, inveigle, sweet-talk, wheedle

Translations

Noun

canoodle (plural canoodles)

1. A cuddle, hug, or caress

Translations

Anagrams

• colonade

English

Verb

kanoodle (third-person singular simple present kanoodles, present participle kanoodling, simple past and past participle kanoodled)

1. Rare spelling of canoodle.

References

• Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Jonathan E. Lighter, 1994, page 336.