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doo⋅dle
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[dood-l] 
verb, -dled, -dling, noun –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.)
1935–40, Americanism; orig. sense, fool (n.)
Related forms:
doodler, noun
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| doo·dle (dōōd'l) v. doo·dled, doo·dling, doo·dles v. intr.
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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