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doodle
1[ dood-l ]
verb (used with or without object)
doodled, doodling.
- to draw or scribble idly:
He doodled during the whole lecture.
- to waste (time) in aimless or foolish activity.
- Dialect. to deceive; cheat.
noun
- a design, figure, or the like, made by idle scribbling.
- Archaic. a foolish or silly person.
doodle
2[ dood-l ]
noun
Chiefly North Midland U.S.
- a small pile of hay; haystack.
doodle
/ ˈ»å³ÜË»åÉ™±ô /
verb
- to scribble or draw aimlessly
- to play or improvise idly
- introften foll byaway to dawdle or waste time
noun
- a shape, picture, etc, drawn aimlessly
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Derived Forms
- ˈ»å´Ç´Ç»å±ô±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- »å´Ç´Çd±ô±ð°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of doodle1
1625–30 in archaic sense “a foolâ€; 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 “penisâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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Sometimes action scenes are juiced up with cartoonish doodles and sound effects; sometimes, the action is all cartoon.
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Hockney also took long drives in order to find interesting landscapes to doodle.
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You’d have to imagine that the thoughts and doodles Lynch put down on napkins there ran counter to his aw-shucks public persona.
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They were able to save a few mementos, such as a doodle Springsteen drew as a gift for Clearmountain’s wife’s 50th birthday.
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A woman walked her dog, a doodle that knew how to heel.
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