doohickey
noun/ˈduhɪki/US
Etymology
First attested 1914, of uncertain origin, probably from doodad + hickey.
Definitions
A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot…
A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall)
- What does this doohickey do?
- Customers will ask for "gizmos" and "what-cha-ma-call-its" and "doohickeys," and make crude drawings on paper bags of what it is they think they need.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for doohickey. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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