Comments on: Oodles

By: Adrien Peu

Adrien Peu — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 17:21:15 +0000

Here’s another speculation: Oodles might derive from misdivision of ‘noodle’, like orange (Spanish ‘naranja’) resulted from ‘a norange’ being heard as ‘an orange’.

Now, what if ‘oodles’ happened when the German ‘nudel’ (a thin strip of dough) migrated into English as ‘noodle’? One doesn’t ordinarily eat just one of them. Is it a long leap to interpret picture a bowl of tangled pasta as ‘an oodle’?

Just a speculation, mind…

By: Carl C. Hybels

Carl C. Hybels — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 17:41:58 +0000

I agree used to hear “Oodles” oodles of times. A couple days ago I re-remembered “00dles,” with an 1860’s girl ghost character in a story I’m writing saying it.
Today wanted to check if “Oodles” starts from long enough go. It does! Thanks Oodles.

To the above commenter: The article writer wasn’t comparing “Oodles” to ‘doodle’ or whatever ‘cabookle’ is.
Was tracing the word to “Boodle,” saying that’s old Dutch; and to “Kit and Caboodle,” -that originally 18th cent slang meaning “Lots and lots,” the article writer finds.

By: Jim Coy

Jim Coy — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 00:27:14 +0000

Umm…huh??

By: Christian

Christian — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 21:53:51 +0000

Oodles is fun to say, WHO CARES WHERE IT CAME FROM!!! man i love me some oodles

By: has

has — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 21:11:27 +0000

it was used as a measure of or amount.oodles & oodles of somthing.
had nothing to do with doodle or cabookle