English
Etymology
First attested w:1914|1914, of uncertain origin, probably from doodad (w:1905|1905) + hickey.
Pronunciation
AHD|/dî��î��hÄkâ�²Ä�/
Noun
doohickey (plural: doohickeys)
- A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall)
#:What does this doohickey do?
Synonyms
dohickey
dojigger
doodad, doodah
gimmick
gismo, gizmo
gubbins
hickey
thingamabob, thingmabob, thingumabob, thingummabob
thingamajig, thingmajig, thingumajig, thingummajig
thingummy
thingy
whatsit
whaddayacallit
Translations
Finnish: vehje, vekotin, hilavitkutin
Alternative spellings
dohickey
External links
w:Placeholder name|Wikipedia article on placeholder names
Category:Metasyntactic words
zh:doohickey
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