Morpheme
Doodle
Type
bound base
Denotation
fool, simpleton, idler, trifle, scrawl aimlessly
Etymology
1620s of unknown origin, possibly from dialectal doodle, dudle or influenced by dawdle
Evidence
doodle, doodlebrain, doodlebug, doodled, doodlehead, doodlelike, doodler, doodles, doodling, doodly, flapdoodle, fopdoodle, sardoodledom
Notes
found in the phrase “Yankee Doodle”
