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Definitions

Noun

1. 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.

Verb

1. 1
   To draw a droodle.

Etymology

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

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