English Explanatory Dictionary

doddle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A job, task, or other activity that is easy to complete or simple.
verb
  1. To dodder.
  2. Misspelling of dawdle.
noun
  1. A hornless animal; a pollard or doddy.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɒdl̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-doddle.wav /ˈdɑd(ə)l/

Word forms

doddle doddles dawdle doddling doddled

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from dialectal English doddle (“to toddle; sway; nod drowsily”).

Synonyms

breeze cinch piece of cake bagatelle waltz cake and gingerbread cakewalk child's play doddle doss duck soup easy pickings gimme layup low-hanging fruit no-brainer open and shut case picnic piece of piss plain sailing plane sailing slam dunk snap walk in the park walkover

Related words

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