doddle

[ dod-l ]

/ ˈdɒd l /

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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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How to use doddle in a sentence

Bumble’s simple valuation is just that to calculate, a doddle.
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Morning talk shows should be a doddle for a President: softball questions easily answered with a platitude or three.
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He could'nt hardly contrive to doddle home, and when he did he looked so tedious bad dat his wife sent for de doctor dirackly.
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During a whole week the master tried by every means to get Doddle to learn something; but Doddle could learn nothing.
The Gorilla Hunters|R.M. Ballantyne

The master seemed perplexed, for Doddle was gazing at him with a look of mild self-satisfaction.
The Gorilla Hunters|R.M. Ballantyne
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

British informal something easily accomplished

Word Origin for doddle

C20: perhaps from dodder (vb) to totter

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