hilavitkutin — meaning in English
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English meaning
- contraption noun A machine or device that looks complicated, unusual, or unreliable.
- doohickey noun A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall)
- gadget noun A small mechanical or electronic device, especially a clever or useful one.
- gizmo noun A small device or gadget, especially one whose name or purpose isn't known.
- mousetrap noun A device designed to catch or kill mice.
- whatchamacallit noun An informal word for an object whose name you can't remember or don't know.
Senses
hilavitkutin is used for these senses in English:
- contraption A machine that is complicated and precarious.
- doohickey (slang, originally, US) A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall)
- gadget Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated.
- gizmo (slang) Something, generally a device, for which one does not know the proper term.
- mousetrap (countable, internet) A website designed to open another copy of itself when the user tries to close the webpage. Frequently used by advertisers and pornographers.
- whatchamacallit (slang) A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember; a doodad, gizmo, thingamajig, thingy.