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doodads

doodads is the plural of doodad.

Meaning of doodad

Noun

doodad (plural doodads)

  1. Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
    • My mom has a clever doodad for peeling oranges.
    Synonyms:
    doodah, Sorted by number of Google hits, widget, hickey, gizmo, thingy, gimmick, thingie, jigger, gismo

Questions about doodads

What is doodads the plural of?
Doodads is the plural of doodad.

Words near doodads in the dictionary

  1. doocracy
  2. dood
  3. doodab
  4. doodabs
  5. doodad
  6. doodads
  7. doodah
  8. doodahs
  9. dooded
  10. doodeen
  11. doodeens

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