dipsy doodle
Fake-out move
Dipsy doodle is a deceptive or evasive maneuver—originally in sports, now general.
In baseball, it's a pitch with unpredictable movement; in football or hockey, a feint that wrong-foots an opponent.
More broadly, it describes any clever dodge or bit of trickery: The accountant pulled a dipsy doodle with the numbers.
The term has a playful, old-fashioned ring.
- jukeDeceptive athletic sidestep
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- swerveAbrupt directional change
- zigzagAngled back-and-forth path
- bob and weaveEvasive fighting movement
twist · pivot · crossover · shake and bake · feint · jink · fancy footwork · whirl · roller coaster · dodge · razzle-dazzle · maneuver · magic trick · smoke and mirrors · dance · song and dance · spin · dip
dipsy doodlestraight shot
Direct unimpeded trajectory
beeline · straight talk · directness · straightforwardness · direct approach
dipsy doodlesubstance
Physical material with mass
straight talk · genuine article · no-nonsense · legitimacy · gravitas