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frobnitz

frobnitz noun: synonym of gizmo.

Noun

frobnitz (plural frobnitzes)

  1. Synonym of gizmo.
    Synonyms:
    gizmo

Synonyms of frobnitz

Forms of frobnitz

pluralfrobnitzes

Origin of frobnitz

Coined c. 1958 by David R. Sawyer of the MIT Tech Model Railroad Club (TMRC) as a fanciful name for model railroad parts, perhaps originally as a proper noun. More general use presumably dates from the 1960s, as it is not found in the TMRC dictionaries of 1959 or 1960.

Words formed from frobnitz

Questions about frobnitz

What does frobnitz mean?
Frobnitz means synonym of gizmo.
What part of speech is frobnitz?
Frobnitz is a noun.
What is the plural of frobnitz?
The plural of frobnitz is frobnitzes.

Words near frobnitz in the dictionary

  1. Frobisher Bay
  2. frobnicate
  3. frobnicated
  4. frobnicates
  5. frobnicating
  6. frobnitz
  7. frobnitzes
  8. frobs
  9. Frocester
  10. frock
  11. frock coat

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