doddle

[ dod-l ]

noun

, Chiefly British Informal.

1. something easily done, fixed, etc.:

   He was really worried about my finishing the fence repairs on my own, but it was a doddle.

doddle

/ ˈdɒdəl /

noun

1. informal.
   something easily accomplished

Word History and Origins

Origin of doddle¹

First recorded in 1935–40; of uncertain origin, perhaps from toddle ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of doddle¹

C20: perhaps from dodder (vb) to totter

Example Sentences

After a fair bit of arm-twisting and my reassuring him that it would be a doddle, my husband agreed to cut my hair.

From The Guardian

After more than five decades of touring, performing like this must feel like a doddle?

From The Guardian

It’s a doddle to get here on the metro and, because it’s pancake-flat, it’s enjoyable to explore by bike.

From The Guardian

I completely disagree with Musk and with my late colleague Stephen Hawking on that, because dealing with climate change on Earth is a doddle compared with terraforming Mars.

From The Guardian

Once you have done that, twisting them out, one by one, with your knife is a doddle.

From The Guardian