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doohickey (noun)

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  • doohickey — noun A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall) What does this doohickey do? Syn: dohickey, dojigger, doodad, doodah, gimmick, gismo, gizmo, gubbins, hickey, kajigg …   Wiktionary

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

  • doohickey — noun (C) AmE informal a small object whose name you have forgotten or do not know, especially a part of a machine …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • doohickey — UK [ˈduːˌhɪkɪ] / US [ˈduˌhɪkɪ] noun [countable] Word forms doohickey : singular doohickey plural doohickeys mainly American informal used for referring to something such as a small object or tool that you cannot remember the name of …   English dictionary

  • doohickey — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. gadget (see instrumentality). II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. see doodad III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Informal. A small specialized mechanical device: concern, contraption, contrivance, gadget,… …   English dictionary for students

  • doohickey — doo|hick|ey [ du,hıki ] noun count INFORMAL used for referring to something such as a small object or tool that you cannot remember the name of: I m completely confused by all these gadgets and doohickeys …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • doohickey — [ du:hɪki] noun (plural doohickeys) N. Amer. informal a small object or gadget, especially one whose name the speaker cannot recall. Origin early 20th cent.: blend of doodad (see doodah) and hickey …   English new terms dictionary

  • 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

  • gadget — noun /ɡædʒɪt/ any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled. Often either clever or complicated. Then the names of all the other things on board a ship! I dont know half of them yet; even the sailors forget at times, and if… …   Wiktionary

  • dinglehopper — noun Something that one does not readily recall the name of. You press this, this....dinglehopper to get the motor started. Syn: gizmo, doohickey, jobbyjobber, whatchamacallit, whatshumacallit, thingamajig, thingamabob, thingy, h …   Wiktionary

  • whatchamacallit — noun /ˈwɒtʃ.ə.mə.kɔːl.ɪt,ˈwʌtʃ.ə.mə.kɑl.ɪt/ a metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name you don’t know or can’t remember. There are many spellings and many synonyms. Syn: dohickey, doohickey, doober, doodad, doover, doomaflatchy,… …   Wiktionary

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