"droodle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɹuː.dəl/ Forms: droodles [plural]
Rhymes: -uːdəl Etymology: Blend of drawing + doodle; coined by Roger Price, who published a book of them in 1953. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|drawing|doodle}} Blend of drawing + doodle Head templates: {{en-noun}} droodle (plural droodles)
  1. A simple cartoon or doodle, whose contents are given a humorous description; another person is challenged to identify the picture in the manner of a riddle. Wikipedia link: droodle
    Sense id: en-droodle-en-noun-4QehQIV7 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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