doohickey
/ˈduhɪki/
doohickey noun: a thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall).
Noun
doohickey (plural doohickeys)
- A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall)
- What does this doohickey do?
- Customers will ask for "gizmos" and "what-cha-ma-call-its" and "doohickeys," and make crude drawings on paper bags of what it is they think they need.1981 October 27, William E. Geist, “HUNTING FOR DOOHICKEYS”, in The New York Times
doohickey meaning in Persian
doohickey in Persian
- a thing
- چیز čiz
Synonyms of doohickey
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Forms of doohickey
| plural | doohickeys |
|---|---|
| alternative form | dohickey |
| alternative form | do-hickey |
| alternative form | doo-hickey |
| alternative form | do-hinky |
| alternative form | doohinky |
Origin of doohickey
First attested 1914, of uncertain origin, probably from doodad + hickey.
Questions about doohickey
- What does doohickey mean?
- Doohickey means a thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall).
- What is doohickey in Persian?
- Doohickey in Persian is چیز (čiz). See Doohickey meaning in Persian.
- What part of speech is doohickey?
- Doohickey is a noun.
- How do you pronounce doohickey?
- Doohickey is pronounced /ˈduhɪki/ (US).
- What is the plural of doohickey?
- The plural of doohickey is doohickeys.
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