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

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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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