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doodle

1

[ dood-l ]

verb (used with or without object)

, doo·dled, doo·dling.
  1. to draw or scribble idly:

    He doodled during the whole lecture.

  2. to waste (time) in aimless or foolish activity.
  3. Dialect. to deceive; cheat.


noun

  1. a design, figure, or the like, made by idle scribbling.
  2. Archaic. a foolish or silly person.

doodle

2

[ dood-l ]

noun

, Chiefly North Midland U.S.
  1. a small pile of hay; haystack.

doodle

/ ˈduːdəl /

verb

  1. to scribble or draw aimlessly
  2. to play or improvise idly
  3. introften foll byaway to dawdle or waste time


noun

  1. a shape, picture, etc, drawn aimlessly

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Derived Forms

  • ˈdoodler, noun

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Other Words From

  • doodler noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of doodle1

1625–30 in archaic sense “a fool”; 1935–40 in current senses; compare Low German dudeltopf simpleton

Origin of doodle2

Probably extracted from cock-a-doodle-doo ( def ); a euphemism for cock 3, to avoid association with cock 1, in sense “penis”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of doodle1

C20: perhaps from C17 doodle a foolish person, but influenced in meaning by dawdle ; compare Low German dudeltopf simpleton

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Example Sentences

But I still visit the Met when a great painting is brought from Europe, although without adding my own doodle to it.

Yankee Doodle Dandy, from 1942, tells the story of the man who practically wrote the soundtrack to American patriotism.

We also do feel a responsibility to be authentic and educational; every Doodle resolves to a search result so you can learn more.

We do look at how long people play with them—the Moog Doodle had, I think, 54 million songs created.

The first Doodle was before Google was even incorporated, in 1998—the Burning Man logo.

The final chorus was sung to "Yankee Doodle," and accompanied by a fiddle.

"Dere's monkey-doodle pitzness somevere," muttered Carl, shaking his head ominously.

Pringle make some monkey-doodle pitzness mit me, und you bed you I do der same mit him.

She returned to her native land with an English troupe, and made Yankee Doodle go wild.

A shanghi ruseter cums out, with epaulets on, and crows Yankee Doodle—musik bi the band.

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