Fwd: dipsy-doodle: Word of the Day

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Subject: dipsy-doodle: Word of the Day
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Feb. 07, 2016

dipsy-doodle \DIP-see-DOOD-l\ noun 1. Slang. a quick dipping, sliding motion of the body, as made by ball carriers in football to evade tacklers. 2. Slang. an act, movement, etc., to confuse, evade, or distract the attention of an opponent or competitor. Quotes Martin carried 12 times for 40 yards, including an 8-yard dipsy-doodle on the second play of the game that he nearly broke open. -- Gerald Eskenazi, "Pro Football; Jets Have More Problems to Consider After the Loss," New York Times, August 16, 1998 Origin Dipsy-doodle entered English in the mid-1900s.

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