dipsy-doodle

[dip-see-dood-l] /ˈdɪp siˈdud l/
noun, Slang.
1.
a quick dipping, sliding motion of the body, as made by ball carriers in football to evade tacklers.
2.
an act, movement, etc., to confuse, evade, or distract the attention of an opponent or competitor.
3.
shady dealings; chicanery.
Origin
1940-45; see dip1, -sy, doodle1
Slang definitions & phrases for dipsy-doodle

dipsy-doodle

noun
  1. Fraud; deception; chicanery: I opened the front door, leaving the key in the lock. I wasn't going to work any dipsy-doodle in this place/ This dipsy-doodle allowed the Democratic candidate to preach a different sermon in every church
  2. A deceiver; swindler; con man: He's a marriage counselor, this dipsy-doodle
  3. dipsy-do (Sports)
  4. A fight with predetermined outcome; a fixed fight (Prizefight)
  5. A dance featuring dipping motions
verb
  1. : That smooth chap might just have dipsy-doodled us
  2. To weave among players on the ice: Kurri dipsy-doodled down center ice to the net (Hockey)

[1940s+; most senses seem to have evolved fr the baseball dipsy-do, the semantic common thread being deception]