Synonyms of doohickey

nounA thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall).

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• widgetA placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example...
• hickeyAn object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled.
• gizmoSomething, generally a device or gadget, whose real name is unknown or forgotten.
• thingy
• gimmick
• thingie
• jigger
• gismo
• gubbinsAssorted stuff, especially if of little value; tat.
• whatsitA thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall, or that one is embarrassed to say).
• thingamajigSomething that one does not know the name of.
• doodadUsed to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
• whatchamacallitA metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember; a doodad...
• thingoA thingamajig; something the name of which is unknown or cannot be recalled.
• thingamabobA thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.
• thingummy
• whatsisAny object whose actual name one does not know or cannot remember.
• thingumajig
• thingumabob
• whatchacallit
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• affair
• bazingaA thingamabob, a placeholder word for any unknown or nonspecific object.
• bizzo
• chingaderaA miscellaneous object for which one does not know, or has forgotten, its proper name; a doohickey, contraption...
• dealieA thing, especially one seen as complex or having much associated with it.
• dealyAn object, especially a gadget, whose name the speaker currently cannot recall.
• dinglehopperSomething that one does not readily recall the name of.
• dingusA gadget, device, or object whose name is either unknown, forgotten, or omitted for the purpose of humor.
• dohickey
• dojiggerA thing whose name is not known; a whatsit or doohickey.
• dongle
• doo-hickey
• dooberA thingamajig; a whatchamacallit.
• doodahExcrement.
• doofer
• doohickusAn unspecified or nameless thing; doohickey.
• doohinkeyAn unspecified or nameless thing; doohickey.
• doohinkusAn unspecified or nameless thing; doohickey.
• doojiggerThingy, thingamajig.
• doovalackySomething that one does not readily recall the name of; a whatchamacallit.
• foobar
• fooA metasyntactic variable used to represent an unspecified entity. If part of a series of such entities, it is often the...
• frammis
• frobnitzSynonym of gizmo.
• gadgetA thing whose name cannot be remembered; thingamajig, doohickey.
• geegaw
• gewgawA showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration.
• gingambobSynonym of thingamabob.
• gingumbobSynonym of thingamabob.
• hodadSomeone who comes to the beach and has a surfboard, but never surfs, or that surfs poorly and annoys the local seasoned...
• jawn
• jimbangSynonym of shebang (“thing, or current business”); usually "the whole jimbang".
• jobberA thing (often used in a vague way to refer to something the name of which one cannot recall).
• jobby
• joint
• junk
• kajiggerAn unspecified object; thingamajig.
• kludge
• MacGuffinA plot element or other device used to catch the audience's attention and maintain suspense, but whose exact nature has...
• oojamaflipSomething that one does not know the name of.
• rigamajigA thingy; a miscellaneous or nameless object.
• shebang
• stuffUsed as placeholder, usually for material of unknown type or name.
• thingabob
• thingamabobber
• thingamafuck vulgarA placeholder term.
• thingamajiggerAn item that one does not know the name of.
• thingamajiggyA thingy; something whose name cannot be recalled.
• thingmabob
• thingmajig
• thingmy ScotlandA thingy; a non-specific object or gadget.
• thingummabob
• thingummajig
• thingummyjig
• thingumSynonym of thingummy.
• thingymabob
• thingymajig
• thing
• ting
• whachacallit
• whachamacallit
• whaddayacallitA metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember.
• whatchamahoozieWhatchamacallit.
• whatdyecallem
• whatdoyoucallitSomething one does not know the name of.
• whatnot
• whatsanameAny object or person whose name one does not know or cannot remember.
• whatsitsname UKAny object whose name one does not know or cannot remember or immediately bring to mind.
• whiff-whaff UKUnnecessary items or additions.
• whosiewhatsitA person or thing that one does not know the name of.
• whositA thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall or is embarrassed to say).
• wossisname
• wossname
• wotsitA cheese-flavoured corn puff of the British brand Wotsits.
• yoke
• yokibusA miscellaneous thing or whimsical contraption; a thingamajig.
• hootenanny obsoleteA placeholder word for a nonspecific or forgotten thing.