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doddle

[ dod-l ]
/ ˈdɒd l /

noun Chiefly British Informal.

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

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Origin of doddle

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

Words nearby doddle

Dodd, dodder, doddered, doddering, doddie, doddle, Dodds, doddy, dodeca-, dodecagon, dodecahedron
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British Dictionary definitions for doddle

doddle
/ (ˈdɒdəl) /

noun

British informal something easily accomplished

Word Origin for doddle

C20: perhaps from dodder (vb) to totter
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