Talk:scribble

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3. be a writer (humorous)[edit]

3. To be a writer, especially one of little merit (humorous) Backinstadiums (talk) 13:11, 31 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting. "Being a writer" is like: having the job. But scribbling is doing the actual writing, hence sense 1 "To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry" seems almost to cover it, except that one might do bad writing carefully and slowly. Equinox 19:57, 31 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Compare scribbler. Equinox 19:58, 31 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
OK  Done Equinox 20:00, 31 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]