Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

droodle

/ˈdɹuː.dəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: droo-dle
IPA: /ˈdɹuː.dəl/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

verb

To draw a droodle.

Etymology

Blend of drawing + doodle; coined by Roger Price, who published a book of them in 1953.

Inflected Forms

droodles (plural) droodles (present, singular) droodling (participle, present) droodled (participle, past) droodled (past)

Rhymes With

choodle

Questions

How do you pronounce droodle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹuː.dəl/.
What does droodle mean?: 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.
Where does droodle come from?: Blend of drawing + doodle; coined by Roger Price, who published a book of them in 1953.

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