doddle

American

[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.

doddle British

/ ˈdɒdəl /

noun

informal something easily accomplished

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Etymology

Origin of doddle

First recorded in 1935–40; of uncertain origin, perhaps from toddle ( def. )

Example Sentences

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When Root and Brook were together, 200 runs to win seemed like a doddle.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

After a fair bit of arm-twisting and my reassuring him that it would be a doddle, my husband agreed to cut my hair.

From The Guardian • Apr. 24, 2020

Almost as impressive was the way Knight, working discreetly off-Broadway in Deborah Grimberg’s largely forgettable “Cycling Past the Matterhorn,” endowed a playwriting doddle with intricate layers of felt experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2020

Coping with climate change may seem daunting, but it’s a doddle compared to terraforming Mars.

From Scientific American • Mar. 17, 2018

Translating's half poem and half crossword and no doddle.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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