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gazookus

gazookus noun: an unspecified item; a thingy or gadget.

Noun

gazookus (plural gazookuses)

  1. (US, dated, slang) An unspecified item; a thingy or gadget.
    • After he uses Colgate's, no one can tell him that some kind of tooth "gazookus" will get him. He knows that if his teeth are clean they will be healthy.1927 June, Boys' Life, page 46
    • So what we have to do is to help John by reducing the number of cases where John has to start from scratch with prospects who never even heard of our company, let alone know that our product has a manganese steel gazookus […]1950, Printers' Ink, volume 230, page li
  2. (US, dated, slang) The real thing, or genuine article; something authentic.
    • Now there are several things I would do if I were Editor, and if you will button your face and uncork your ears, Mister Editor, I will give you a load of the real 18-karat gazookus.1943, Column Review and Editorial Digest, volume 16, page 13

Forms of gazookus

pluralgazookuses

Questions about gazookus

What does gazookus mean?
Gazookus means an unspecified item; a thingy or gadget.
What part of speech is gazookus?
Gazookus is a noun.
What is the plural of gazookus?
The plural of gazookus is gazookuses.

Words near gazookus in the dictionary

  1. gazoo
  2. gazook
  3. gazooka
  4. gazookas
  5. gazooks
  6. gazookus
  7. gazookuses
  8. gazoomph
  9. gazoomphed
  10. gazoomphing
  11. gazoomphs

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