- doodle
- doodle doo"dle, n. [Cf. {Dawdle}.] A trifler; a simple fellow. [1913 Webster]
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Doodle Do — is a British television programme designed for pre school children. It is currently aired on the CBeebies channel. The programme features three Doodle Doers puppets called Dib dab , Scribble and Stick who interact with a human presenter, Chris… … Wikipedia
doodle — (v.) scrawl aimlessly, 1935, from dial. doodle, dudle fritter away time, trifle, or associated with DAWDLE (Cf. dawdle). It was a noun meaning simple fellow from 1620s. LONGFELLOW: That s a name we made up back home for people who make foolish… … Etymology dictionary
doodle — ► VERB ▪ scribble absent mindedly. ► NOUN ▪ a drawing made absent mindedly. DERIVATIVES doodler noun. ORIGIN from Low German dudeldopp simpleton … English terms dictionary
doodle — [do͞od′ l] vi. doodled, doodling [Ger dudeln, to play (the bagpipe), hence to trifle, dawdle (< Pol dudlić < dudy, a bagpipe < Turk duduk, a flute); reinforced by echoic TOOTLE & DAWDLE] 1. to move aimlessly or foolishly; dawdle ☆ 2. to… … English World dictionary
Doodle — For other uses, see Doodle (disambiguation). Various doodles A doodle is an unfocused drawing made while a person s attention is otherwise occupied. Doodles are simple drawings that can have concrete representational meaning or may just be… … Wikipedia
Doodle — Das Wort Doodle (vom Englischen doodle für „Gekritzel“ oder „kritzeln“) steht für: einen Dienst im Internet, siehe Doodle (Dienst) ein Computerspiel, siehe Doodle Jump thematisch veränderte Logos des Unternehmens Google, siehe Google#Google… … Deutsch Wikipedia
doodle — I UK [ˈduːd(ə)l] / US [ˈdud(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms doodle : singular doodle plural doodles a pattern or picture that you draw when you are bored or are thinking about other things II UK [ˈduːd(ə)l] / US [ˈdud(ə)l] verb [intransitive]… … English dictionary
Doodle — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le mot doodle en anglais signifie « gribouillage », un style de dessin. Les Google Doodles, des logos utilisés de manière temporaire par le… … Wikipédia en Français
doodle — I. verb (doodled; doodling) Etymology: perhaps from doodle to ridicule Date: 1935 intransitive verb 1. to make a doodle 2. dawdle, trifle transitive verb to produce by doodling • doodler … New Collegiate Dictionary
doodle — doodle1 doodler, n. /doohd l/, v., doodled, doodling, n. v.t., v.i. 1. to draw or scribble idly: He doodled during the whole lecture. 2. to waste (time) in aimless or foolish activity. 3. Dial. to deceive; cheat. n. 4. a design, figure, or … Universalium
