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doohickey
American Heritage Dictionary:
doo·hick·ey
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(
dū
'
hĭk
'
ē
)
n.
Informal
,
pl.
,
-eys
.
An unnamed gadget or trinket.
[Perhaps
DOO(DAD)
+
HICKEY
.]
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Roget's Thesaurus:
doohickey
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noun
A small specialized mechanical device:
concern
,
contraption
,
contrivance
,
gadget
,
gimmick
,
jigger
,
thing
.
Informal
doodad
,
widget
.
Slang
gizmo
.
See
machine
.
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang:
doohickey
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noun
Also dohickey, doohicky Also dohickey, doohicky
noun
, orig and mainly US
Any small object, esp. mechanical; a thingumajig. (1914 —) .
A.
Lurie
Just unhitch that dohickey there with a wrench (
1967
).
[From
doo(dad
noun
+
hickey
noun
.]
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