doohickey
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Etymology
First attested 1914, of uncertain origin, probably from doodad (1905) + hickey.
[edit] Pronunciation
- enPR: dhĭk′ē
[edit] Noun
doohickey (plural doohickeys)
- A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall)
- What does this doohickey do?
[edit] Synonyms
- dohickey
- dojigger
- doodad, doodah
- gimmick
- gismo, gizmo
- gubbins
- hickey
- kajigger
- thingamabob, thingmabob, thingumabob, thingummabob
- thingamajig, thingmajig, thingumajig, thingummajig
- thingummy
- thingy
- whatsit
- whaddayacallit, whatchamacallit
- da kine (local Hawaiian slang)
- See also Wikisaurus:thingy
[edit] Translations
a thing
