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doodad

 
Dictionary: doo·dad   ('dăd') pronunciation
 
n. Informal.

An unnamed or nameless gadget or trinket.


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Thesaurus: doodad
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noun

    A small specialized mechanical device: concern, contraption, contrivance, gadget, gimmick, jigger, thing. Informal doohickey, widget. Slang gizmo. See machine.

 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: something whose name is either forgotten or not known
  Synonyms: dohickey, dojigger, doohickey, gimmick, hickey, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy


 
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - dims, tingest, forvirring

idioms:

  • all of a doodah    helt rundt på gulvet

Nederlands (Dutch)
dingetje

Français (French)
n. - truc, petit bidule

idioms:

  • all of a doodah    excité

Deutsch (German)
n. - (ugs.) Firlefanz, (ugs.) Dingsbums

idioms:

  • all of a doodah    (ugs.) ganz aus dem Häuschen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μαραφέτι

idioms:

  • all of a doodah    συνεπαρμένος, ταραγμένος

Italiano (Italian)
aggeggio

idioms:

  • all of a doodah    eccitato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - coisa (f), troço (m)

idioms:

  • all of a doodah    estar confuso

Русский (Russian)
штука, примочка

idioms:

  • all of a doodah    нерешительно

Español (Spanish)
n. - adminículo, chuchería, cosa

idioms:

  • all of a doodah    excitado, nerviosísimo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - pryl, krimskrams

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
便宜货, 小摆设, 新出品

idioms:

  • all of a doodah    非常激动

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 便宜貨, 小擺設, 新出品

idioms:

  • all of a doodah    非常激動

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 중요치 않은 장식품

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - つまらない飾り物, 何とかいうもの, 仕掛け

idioms:

  • all of a doodah    うろたえて

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جهاز معقد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קישוט קטן, אביזר, חפץ יפה, דבר‬


 
 
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