Doddle
/ˈdɒdəl/noun
A task or situation that is very easy to accomplish, chiefly in British informal English.
Did you know?The modern sense is relatively recent, first recorded in the 20th century, while its deeper origin remains uncertain rather than magical or occult.
Etymological Timeline
19th Century
English
doddle
“A verb associated in some dialectal and slang uses with moving awkwardly or unsteadily; this sense is a proposed source of the modern noun.”
19th–Early 20th Century
English
doddle
“Used in British slang and dialect with meanings involving trivial activity or ineffectual movement; the evidence is variable and its exact development is uncertain.”
1950s
British English
doddle
“A very easy task or thing to do, the sense now familiar in informal British English.”
Modern English
English
doddle
“Something easily accomplished, as in “It’ll be a doddle.””