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Oodles — is a fictional character in the long running comic strip Dick Tracy .Oodles was first introduced as a 467 pound criminal who killed a man named Vulcan at his wife s orders, in exchange for $1000 a month. When Tracy discovers the body 20 years… … Wikipedia
oodles — (n.) lots, 1869, American English (originally in a Texas context), perhaps from the caboodle in kit and caboodle (see KIT (Cf. kit)) … Etymology dictionary
oodles — [n] a lot abundance, billions, gobs*, heaps*, large number, loads, lots, many, masses, millions, piles*, plenty, scads*, thousands, tons, zillions; concepts 432,786 … New thesaurus
oodles — ► PLURAL NOUN informal ▪ a very great number or amount. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
oodles — [o͞od′ lz] pl.n. [< ?] Informal a great amount; very many … English World dictionary
oodles — [“udlz] n. lots (of something). □ My uncle has just oodles and oodles of money. □ I don’t have oodles, but I have enough to keep me happy. □ When I have spaghetti, I just love oodles of noodles … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
oodles — /oohd lz/, n. (sometimes used with a sing. v.) Informal. a large quantity: oodles of love; oodles of money. [1865 70; orig. uncert.] * * * … Universalium
oodles — oo|dles [ˈu:dlz] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from huddle] oodles of sth informal a large amount of something ▪ They ve got oodles of money … Dictionary of contemporary English
oodles — [[t]u͟ːd(ə)lz[/t]] QUANT: QUANT of n uncount/pl n (emphasis) If you say that there is oodles of something, you are emphasizing that there is a very large quantity of it. [INFORMAL] The recipe calls for oodles of melted chocolate. Syn: lots … English dictionary
Oodles — pl n large quantity: oodles of money … Dictionary of Australian slang
