doodad (noun)

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• doodad — noun A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall); especially an unspecified gadget, device, or part. My mom has a clever doodad for peeling oranges …   Wiktionary

• doodad — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1888 1. an ornamental attachment or decoration 2. an often small article whose common name is unknown or forgotten ; gadget …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• doodad — UK [ˈduːˌdæd] / US [ˈduˌdæd] noun [countable] Word forms doodad : singular doodad plural doodads American informal a doodah …   English dictionary

• doodad — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. thingamajig, doohickey, whatzit, thingamabob, *goofus, whatchamacallit, gizmo, widget, doomajigger, gadget, *whangdoodle, widget. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Informal. A small specialized mechanical device:… …   English dictionary for students

• doodad — doo|dad [ du,dæd ] noun count AMERICAN INFORMAL used for referring to something that you cannot remember the name of: a multimedia computer with all the usual doodads …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• doodad — /ˈdudæd/ (say doohdad) noun Colloquial 1. → do hickey. 2. (plural) trifling ornaments or decorative finery. {early 20th century US; a fanciful coinage} …  

• thingumabob — 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 • Syn: ↑doodad, ↑doohickey, ↑doojigger,… …   Useful english dictionary

• doohickey — noun (plural hickeys; also hickies) Etymology: probably from doodad + hickey Date: 1914 doodad 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• doojigger — 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 • Syn: ↑doodad, ↑doohickey, ↑gimmick,… …   Useful english dictionary

• thingamabob — 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 • Syn: ↑doodad, ↑doohickey, ↑doojigger,… …   Useful english dictionary

• thingamajig — 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 • Syn: ↑doodad, ↑doohickey, ↑doojigger,… …   Useful english dictionary