canoodle的词源

英文词源

canoodle (v.)

"to indulge in caresses and fondling endearments" [OED], by 1850s, said to be U.S. slang, of uncertain origin. The earliest known sources are British, but they tend to identify the word as American. In the 1830s it seems to have been in use in Britain in a sense of "cheat" or "overpower." Related: Canoodled; canoodling.

中文词源

canoodle：亲吻爱抚

可能来自canoe, 原指小情侣逃避长辈对婚姻的干涉，驾舟远离。

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