Doodly Meaning (Comprehensive Review 2023)

Doodly Meaning: The following are all possible meanings and translations of the word doodly.

Doodly Meaning | Meaning of the word “Doodly.”

This is a term used in the 50s and 60s. It means diddly-squat ⇒ Nothing.

Diddly-squat is slang that means a small or worthless amount.

It also means “nothing” – anything at all (when used in negative statements).

Examples (Doodly Meaning)

Below are a few examples of the use of the word doodly.

Sentences with doodly

We fished all day, and what did we get? Doodly!
I have to admit that I know doodly when it comes to computers.
Unless you give me something in writing, that promise isn’t worth doodly.
This contract isn’t worth doodly.
We made doodly out of the business.

Examples with diddly-squat

I have to admit that I know diddly-squat when it comes to computers.
Unless you give me something in writing, that promise isn’t worth diddly-squat.
This contract isn’t worth diddly-squat.

The Etymology of Doodly (Doodly Meaning)

The word doodle first appeared in the early 17th century to mean a fool or simpleton.

It may derive from the German Dudeltopf or Dudeldop, meaning simpleton or noodle (literally “nightcap”).

It is the origin of the early eighteenth-century verb to doodle, meaning “to swindle or to make a fool of.”

The modern meaning emerged as a term for a politician who was doing nothing in office at the expense of his constituents. That led to the more generalized verb “to doodle,” which means to do nothing.

Other Possible Meanings of Doodly

According to definitions.net/definition/doodly, it also means like a doodle; scribbly.
According to Urban Dictionary, Doodly can mean those three annoying high-pitched ascending tones you hear on the phone when you’ve reached a wrong number and/or there’s a problem with the connection.
- Example: I called my girlfriend’s old telephone number and got doodly.
It can also mean a youngster, usually used when referring to grandchildren