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doddle

/ˈdɑdl/
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Other forms: doddles

The word doddle describes a task that's so easy, it hardly feels like work. It's the kind of thing you can do without even thinking, like hanging up your coat or pouring a glass of water.

The noun doddle has its roots in 20th-century British slang. If someone says something is a doddle, they're telling you it will require very little effort. A doddle typically involves no stress and no hassle because it is just a quick and simple job. The term is often used to express how effortlessly a task can be completed, making it a handy word for those moments when something is almost too easy.

Definitions of doddle
  1. noun
    an easy task
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    type of:
    breeze, child's play, cinch, duck soup, picnic, piece of cake, pushover, snap, walkover
    any undertaking that is easy to do
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