Meaning
To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Likely from dialectal dodge, dod, dodd (“to jog, trudge along, totter", also "to jerk, jig”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from unrecorded Middle English *dodden, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *dud- (“to move”), related to Old English dydrian, dyderian (“to delude, deceive”), Middle English dideren (“to tremble, quake, shiver”), English dodder, Norwegian dudra (“to tremble”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 5 recorded puzzles: