DOODLE


Meaning of DOODLE in English

doodle 1

— doodler , n.

/doohd"l/ , v. , doodled, doodling , n.

v.t. , v.i.

1. to draw or scribble idly: He doodled during the whole lecture.

2. to waste (time) in aimless or foolish activity.

3. Dial. to deceive; cheat.

n.

4. a design, figure, or the like, made by idle scribbling.

5. Archaic. a foolish or silly person.

[ 1935-40, Amer.; orig. sense, fool (n.) ]

doodle 2

/doohd"l/ , n. Chiefly North Midland U.S.

a small pile of hay; haystack. Also called hay doodle .

[ prob. extracted from COCK-A-DOODLE-DO; a euphemism for COCK 3 , to avoid assoc. with COCK 1 , in sense "penis" ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .