doodle
The origin and history of doodle.
Etymology
Originally a dialect word meaning "fool" or "simpleton," from a Low German word for someone who plays the bagpipes badly; the modern "aimless sketching" sense only emerged in the 1930s, likely influenced by "dawdle."
Class of 1930
doodle first entered the language around 1930. Other words from the same year:
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