dojigger
- noun
- Informal
- Can you hand me that dojigger over there on the table?
Examples
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I used a little dojigger to fix the door handle.
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If you ever lose the dojigger for this machine, you'll have to improvise.
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Can you pass me that dojigger over there?
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I need a dojigger to fix this.
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Could you pass me that dojigger next to the toolbox?
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He couldn't remember the name of the dojigger that he used to fix the car.
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She pulled out a dojigger from her bag to adjust the clock.
Synonyms
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8.4
An informal word for an object when you forget its name
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7.1
A small device or tool whose name you do not know
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5.1
A small useful thing or tool for a particular job
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9.2
A simple word for an object you cannot remember the name of
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9.9
A small object whose name you do not know
7
9.9
A word for an object whose name you do not know
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8.7
A small thing or device whose name you do not know
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9.9
A word people use for a person or object when they forget its name
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9.6
A thing whose name you do not know or remember
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9.6
An informal word for an object or person whose name you cannot remember
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9.9
A small tool or object you forget the name of
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9.9
A small object whose name you do not know
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9.9
A word for a person or thing whose name you cannot remember
1
9.9
A thing whose name you cannot remember
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9.9
A word for something whose name you cannot remember
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8.5
A small device you do not know the name of
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8.9
A small object whose name you do not know
An object whose name you don't know or have forgotten
An object whose name you do not know or have forgotten
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dojigger is a playful name for a small, unknown object, like doohickey or jigger. A helpful way to remember it is to think of it as a mix of those words, so a dojigger is any little 'thing' or gadget whose name you have forgotten or do not know.