v. & n.
v.intr. scribble or draw, esp. absent-mindedly.
n. a scrawl or drawing made. doodle-bug 1 US any of various insects, esp. the larva of an ant-lion. 2 US an unscientific device for locating minerals. 3 colloq. a flying bomb. doodler n.
[ orig. = foolish person; cf. LG dudelkopf ]