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Doolittle

doo·little

UK/ˈdulɪtəl/ US/ˈduˌlɪtʌl/ uncommon

noun

1.

United States Air Force officer who electrified the world in 1942 by leading a squadron of 16 bombers on a daylight raid over Tokyo (1896-1993)

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Origin

From do + little (nickname for an idler).

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