v. & n.
--v.intr. scribble or draw, esp. absent-mindedly.
--n. a scrawl or drawing made.
Phrases and idioms:
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.
Derivatives:
doodler n.
Etymology: orig. foolish person; cf. LG dudelkopf