dealy

See also: Dealy

English

Etymology

From deal +‎ -y.

Noun

dealy (plural dealies)

1. (US, slang) An object, especially a gadget, whose name the speaker currently cannot recall.

   What's that dealy behind the cab with a chain hooked to it?

   • 2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 419:

     He [...] hands Brooklyn his flashlight. It’s one of those survivalist dealies that needs to be cranked instead of having batteries.

Synonyms

• deal, thingamabob, thingy, whatsit

See also

• placeholder name on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Dayle, layed, Adley, Delay, ladye, Leday, leady, Daley, delay