doodle

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[ dood-l ]
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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.

  1. Dialect. to deceive; cheat.

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

  2. Archaic. a foolish or silly person.

Origin of doodle

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

Other words from doodle

  • doodler, noun

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Other definitions for doodle (2 of 2)

doodle2
[ dood-l ]

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

Origin of doodle

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Probably extracted from cock-a-doodle-doo; a euphemism for cock3, to avoid association with cock1, in sense “penis”
  • Also called hay doodle.

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British Dictionary definitions for doodle

doodle

/ (ˈduːdəl) informal /


verb
  1. to scribble or draw aimlessly

  2. to play or improvise idly

  1. (intr often foll by away) US to dawdle or waste time

noun
  1. a shape, picture, etc, drawn aimlessly

Origin of doodle

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

Derived forms of doodle

  • doodler, noun

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