doohickey
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈduːhɪki/
- Informal
- Can you pass me that doohickey over there? I need it for the repair.
- little doohickey
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Watch on YouTubeBy the way, these are the new stainless steel true lean tumblers, and they have this really awesome little doohickey in it.
- By the way, these are the new stainless steel true lean tumblers, and they have this really awesome little doohickey in it.
- Sand Hiller's in the house, which I've never said that Dudinkus that is, it's like a doohickey, like it's like a little Knick knack or a gadget or something.
Examples
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I found a useful doohickey that helps organize all my cables.
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Maroon 5 is synonymous with mass-producing disposable pop-song doohickeys like "One More Night" that can top the charts in an efficient and inoffensive manner.
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Oh, now I have this little doohickey and that little doohickey.
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I need this little doohickey to sit there.
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With the little string and the paper doohickey at the end...
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MAN: Hey, what's that doohickey?
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You can't breathe without that doohickey, can you?
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This doohickey sends the prints to a crime database.
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What is this doohickey?
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What's this doohickey?
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 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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5.6
A small object whose name you cannot 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
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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
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9.9
Small things you do not know the name of or need
An object whose name you don't know or have forgotten
An object whose name you do not know or have forgotten
A small object used when you do not know its name
A word used for an object when you forget its name
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Etymology
Doohickey is a playful, nonsense name likely mixed from words like doodad and hickey, both used for small tools or gadgets. So calling something a doohickey is an easy way to say 'that little gadget' when you don't know or forget the real name.