ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Doodle

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈduːdl̩/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Doodle is a noun meaning A small mindless sketch, etc.

Meaning

A small mindless sketch, etc.

More Meanings

  1. (ambitransitive) To draw or scribble aimlessly.
  2. (intransitive, with with and/or around) To engage in something non-seriously; fiddle.
  3. (Scotland) To drone like a bagpipe.
  4. Any crossbreed of a poodle with a different breed of dog.
  5. (obsolete) A fool, a simpleton, a mindless person.
  6. (slang, sometimes childish) The penis.

Example Sentences

The managing director doodled.
His doodle hung as limp as last month's celery.
The bored student doodled a submarine in his notebook.
Courtier, it was thine to bow — Great Arthur he, and Doodle thou!

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