doddle

[ dod-l ]

nounChiefly British Informal.
  1. something easily done, fixed, etc.: He was really worried about my finishing the fence repairs on my own, but it was a doddle.

Origin of doddle

1
First recorded in 1935–40; of uncertain origin, perhaps from toddle

Words Nearby doddle

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How to use doddle in a sentence

  • The master looked over his spectacles again at doddle with an expression of unutterable amazement.

    The Gorilla Hunters | R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for doddle

doddle

/ (ˈdɒdəl) /


noun
  1. British informal something easily accomplished

Origin of doddle

1
C20: perhaps from dodder (vb) to totter

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