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DOOHICKEY
doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget
(noun) something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; “she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket”; “there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
doohickey (plural doohickeys)
A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall)
Synonyms
• dohickey
• dojigger
• doodad, doodah
• gimmick
• gismo, gizmo
• gubbins
• hickey
• kajigger
• thingamabob, thingmabob, thingumabob, thingummabob
• thingamajig, thingmajig, thingumajig, thingummajig
• thingummy
• thingy
• whatsit
• whaddayacallit, whatchamacallit
• da kine (local Hawaiian slang)
• See also thingy
Source: Wiktionary
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