dipsy doodle

noun

dip·​sy doo·​dle

¦dipsē¦düdᵊl

variants or less commonly dipsy doo

-dü

plural -s

often attributive

1

slang : a bewildering plunge and lag by turns

the dipsy doodle price of rice shows how unsound the country's economy is

2

slang : artfully deceptive or shady manipulation

not theorists, not the advocates of any alien philosophies or political dipsy doo

—Joseph W. Martin

3

: a very slow curve on a pitched ball in baseball

Word History

Etymology

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