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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

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

4.	a design, figure, or the like, made by idle scribbling.

5.	Archaic. a foolish or silly person.

[Origin: 1935–40, Americanism; orig. sense, fool (n.)

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—Related forms

doodler, noun

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–noun Chiefly North Midland U.S.

a small pile of hay; haystack.

Also called hay doodle.

[Origin: prob. extracted from cock-a-doodle-do; a euphemism for cock³, to avoid assoc. with cock¹, in sense “penis”

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doo·dle Audio Help   (dōōd'l) Pronunciation Key
v.   doo·dled, doo·dling, doo·dles

v.   intr.

To scribble aimlessly, especially when preoccupied.
To kill time.

v. tr.
To draw (figures) while preoccupied.

n. A figure, design, or scribble drawn or written absent-mindedly.

[English dialectal, to fritter away time, perhaps from doodle, fool; see doodlebug.]

doo'dler n.

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doodle (v.)

"scrawl aimlessly," 1937, from dial. doodle, dudle "fritter away time, trifle." It was a noun meaning "simple fellow" from 1628. Doodle-bug "type of beetle or larvae" is c.1866, Southern U.S. dialect; the same word was applied 1944 to Ger. flying bombs in R.A.F. slang.

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doodle
noun
1.	an aimless drawing [syn: scribble]
verb
1.	make a doodle; draw aimlessly

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doodle [ˈduːdl] verb

to make meaningless drawings and scribbles, usually while thinking, talking on the telephone etc

Arabic:	يُخَرْبِش أثْناء التَّفْكير
Chinese (Simplified):	乱写乱画
Chinese (Traditional):	亂寫亂畫
Czech:	čmárat
Danish:	tegne kruseduller
Dutch:	figuurtjes tekenen
Estonian:	sirgeldama
Finnish:	riipustella
French:	griffonner (distraitement)
German:	kritzeln
Greek:	μουτζουρώνω, κάνω πρόχειρα σχέδια
Hungarian:	(szórakozottan) firkál
Icelandic:	krota hugsunarlaust, pára
Indonesian:	mencoret-coret
Italian:	scarabocchiare

Japanese:	いたずら書きをする
Korean:	낙서하다
Latvian:	zīmēt ķiņķēziņus
Lithuanian:	peizoti, keverzoti
Norwegian:	tegne kruseduller, rable
Polish:	bezmyślnie bazgrać
Portuguese (Brazil):	rabiscar, garatujar
Portuguese (Portugal):	garatujar
Romanian:	a mâzgăli
Russian:	чиркать (каракули)
Slovak:	čmárať
Slovenian:	čečkati
Spanish:	hacer garabatos
Swedish:	klottra, rita krumelurer
Turkish:	çiziktirmek, karalamak

doodle [ˈduːdl] noun

a drawing of this sort

Arabic:	خَرْبَشَه أثْناء التَّفْكير
Chinese (Simplified):	乱写乱画出的东西
Chinese (Traditional):	亂寫亂畫出的東西
Czech:	čmáranice
Danish:	krusedulle
Dutch:	figuurtje
Estonian:	sirgeldus
Finnish:	riipustelu
French:	griffonnage (distrait)
German:	das Gekritzel
Hungarian:	firka
Icelandic:	krot
Indonesian:	coret-coretan
Italian:	scarabocchio

Japanese:	いたずら書き
Korean:	낙서
Latvian:	ķiņķēziņi
Lithuanian:	peizojimas, keverzonė
Norwegian:	krusedull, rabbel
Portuguese (Brazil):	garatuja
Portuguese (Portugal):	rabisco
Romanian:	mâzgăleală
Russian:	каракули
Slovak:	čmáranina
Slovenian:	čečkarija
Spanish:	garabato
Swedish:	klotter, krumelurer
Turkish:	çiziktirme, karalama