DOODLE

scribble, scrabble, doodle

(noun) an aimless drawing

doodle

(verb) make a doodle; draw aimlessly

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

doodle (plural doodles)

(obsolete) A fool, a simpleton, a mindless person.

A small mindless sketch, etc.

(slang, sometimes childish) Penis.

Synonyms

• (fool): see also fool.

• (penis): see also penis.

Verb

doodle (third-person singular simple present doodles, present participle doodling, simple past and past participle doodled)

(ambitransitive) To draw or scribble aimlessly.

(Scotland) To drone like a bagpipe.

Etymology 2

Noun

doodle (plural doodles)

Any crossbreed of a poodle with a different breed of dog.

Source: Wiktionary


Doo"dle, n. Etym: [Cf. Dawdle.]

Definition: A trifler; a simple fellow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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