all of a doodah

phrase

In a confused or agitated state.

“She can't find anything ... her glasses, her keys, her handbag ... she's all of a doodah.”

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Meanings

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  1. UKinformalIn a confused or agitated state.

    She can't find anything ... her glasses, her keys, her handbag ... she's all of a doodah.

    1 more example

    He gently extricated his arm from Harriet’s frenzied grasp and shut the door. ”Now then! My dear, what’s happened? You’re all of a doodah!”

    1932, Dorothy L. Sayers, chapter XVIII, in Have His Carcase
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APA

all of a doodah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20of%20a%20doodah

MLA

“all of a doodah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20of%20a%20doodah. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “all of a doodah,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20of%20a%20doodah.

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