mackapär — meaning in English
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English meaning
- 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.
- hickey noun A bruise-like mark left on the skin from kissing or sucking, typically on the neck.
- thingamabob noun A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.
- whatchamacallit noun An informal word for an object whose name you can't remember or don't know.
Senses
mackapär is used for these senses in English:
- 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.
- hickey (informal, slang) An object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled. [from 1909]
- thingamabob (slang) A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.
- 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.
gadget — full definition
- noun A small mechanical or electronic device, especially a clever or useful one.
- noun A general word for a device or gizmo whose exact name someone can't recall.