doddle

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒdəl

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly from dialectal English doddle (“to toddle; sway; nod drowsily”).

Noun

doddle (plural doddles)

1. (British, informal) A job, task or other activity that is simple or easy to complete.
   • 2002, The Economist, "KarstadtQuelle: Below par"

     Retailing in Europe's biggest economy, with 82m mostly well-off people, may sound a doddle. It is not.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:easy

an activity that is easy

• breeze
• cakewalk
• cinch

• piece of cake
• walk in the park
• walkover

Translations

an easy task

• Russian: пустя́к (ru) m (pustják)
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Etymology 2

Noun

doddle (plural doddles)

1. A hornless animal; a pollard or doddy.

See also

• doodle