gismo
- noun
- /ˈɡɪzmoʊ/
- UK
:
artefacto
Examples
-
Sometimes there would be a gismo.
-
A gismo?
-
I bought a small gismo that helps me organize my desk.
-
He showed me a gismo that solves puzzles automatically.
-
This gismo makes brewing coffee much easier.
Synonyms
142
2.9
A small useful tool or machine for a special job
75
8.4
An informal word for an object when you forget its name
59
5.1
A small useful thing or tool for a particular job
56
7.1
A small device or tool whose name you do not know
54
7.7
A strange machine or tool that looks complicated and hard to use
11
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
6
9.2
A simple word for an object you cannot remember the name of
6
5.6
A small object whose name you cannot remember
5
9.9
A word people use for a person or object when they forget its name
5
9.6
A thing whose name you do not know or remember
3
3.7
A small new electronic device like a smartwatch or earbuds that makes life easier
1
7.9
A simple machine made to do a specific job
1
9.9
A thing whose name you cannot remember
1
9.9
A small tool or object you forget 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 something whose name you cannot remember
A small object used when you do not know its name
A small tool that is useful and easy to carry
A word for a person or thing whose name you cannot remember
Small things you do not know the name of or need
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gismo is a casual word for a small device whose name you do not know or cannot remember. A helpful way to remember it is to think of gadget, and some people say gismo comes from gimmick ('a clever trick'), which fits because a gismo is often a curious, handy little tool.