Cayoodle
A mutt — a mixed-breed yard dog, said with affection.
Definitions
Louisiana word for a mongrel dog — your classic mixed-breed yard pup of no particular pedigree. Almost always said warmly, like 'good ol' cayoodle'. The root is imitative: an older verb 'kyoodle' meaning to yap or bark, which the OED traces to the noise itself. Big in NOLA and across south Louisiana; rarely heard outside the state.
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