doohickey
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈduːhɪki/
- Informal
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chisme (coloq.)
- Can you pass me that doohickey over there? I need it for the repair.
- little doohickey
By 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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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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8.7
A small thing or device whose name you do not know
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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 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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5.6
A small object whose name you cannot remember
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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
An object whose name you do not know or have forgotten
A word for a person or thing whose name you cannot remember
A word for something whose name you cannot remember
A small object used when you do not know its name
Small things you do not know the name of or need
A word used for an object when you forget its name
How Formal
Surface Forms
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.