doodad
12 synonyms for doodad, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A word used for an unnamed device, gadget, part or object when its actual name is forgotten.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
thingamabob
gizmo
thingmabob
thingumabob
thingamajig
dojigger
doohickey
gubbins
thingmajig
gimmick
gismo
thingumajig
Etymology
Of unknown origin, attested since the 1880s. Compare the earlier daud ("a piece of something"), the later doohickey ("a thing (whose name one cannot recall)"), and the dialectal dad, dadge ("a large piece, chunk").
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