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dipsy-doodle

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dip⋅sy-doo⋅dle

[dip-see-dood-l]
–noun Slang.
1. a quick dipping, sliding motion of the body, as made by ball carriers in football to evade tacklers.
2. an act, movement, etc., to confuse, evade, or distract the attention of an opponent or competitor.
3. shady dealings; chicanery.

Origin:
1940–45; see dip 1 , -sy, doodle 1
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dip·sy-doo·dle   (dĭp'sē-dōōd'l)   
intr.v.   dip·sy-doo·dled, dip·sy-doo·dling, dip·sy-doo·dles Informal
To move in or follow a zigzag course: "the narrow trail . . . dipsy-doodled through the brush until it finally reached the river" (Pete Bodo).

[Alteration of dipsy-do, baseball term to describe motion of a screwball, from dip.]
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