dojigger
- noun
- Informal
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cachivache
- 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
75
8.4
An informal word for an object when you forget its name
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5.1
A small useful thing or tool for a particular job
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7.1
A small device or tool whose name you do not know
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9.9
A small object whose name you do not know
7
8.7
A small thing or device whose name you do not know
7
9.6
An informal word for an object or person whose name you cannot remember
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9.9
A word for an object whose name you do not know
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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 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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8.9
A small object whose name you do not know
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9.9
A thing whose name you cannot remember
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9.9
A small tool or object you forget the name of
A small device you do not know the name of
A small object whose name you do not know
An object whose name you don't know or have forgotten
A word for a person or thing whose name you cannot remember
An object whose name you do not know or have forgotten
A word for something whose name you cannot remember
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.